Andrea L. Rich, UCLA’s first female executive vice chancellor known for being a charismatic leader, died from acute myeloid leukemia at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on July 28. Read more...
Photo: Andrea L. Rich, UCLA’s first female executive vice chancellor, was remembered as a dynamic thinker, avid traveler and poetry writer. She died from acute myeloid leukemia on July 28. (Courtesy of Anthony Rich)
UCLA Transportation officials plan to reopen the two parking structures that were affected by last week’s flood in several stages and have them fully open in time for fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Dirty cars line up in a parking lot near Jackie Robinson Stadium after the July water main break that flooded campus. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials said they are considering a 2 percent hike in water fees for residents to raise money for pipe replacements in Los Angeles in the wake of last Tuesday’s flood near UCLA. Read more...
Terence Tao, a UCLA mathematics professor, will receive the 2014 Royal Medal for physical sciences in December, according to a UCLA statement released on Wednesday. The Royal Society of London, the oldest science academy in continuous existence, will present the 39 year-old with the prize for his many contributions to math, including those in harmonic analysis, prime number theory and computer science, according to the Royal Society website. Read more...
Photo: UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao will receive the 2014 Royal Medal for physical sciences in December. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A 47-year-old man was ordered to serve 180 days in jail for peeping into several Westwood apartments in recent months. Christopher Mendicino pleaded no contest Tuesday to two charges of peeping and one charge of loitering, said Frank Mateljan, spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, in an email statement. Read more...
Photo: Christopher Mendicino, 47, was sentenced Tuesday for peeping into several UCLA student apartments. (UCPD)
The plane landing was anything but smooth, yet passengers exploded into applause once we hit the ground in the Barcelona airport. Instantly, we knew we were somewhere special. Read more...
City officials cited outdated engineering practices as the cause of last week’s water main burst in several statements this week. There was an extensive amount of corrosion both inside and outside of the pipes that burst on July 29 near UCLA, said Jim McDaniel, senior assistant general manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, at Tuesday’s Board of Water and Power Commissioners meeting. Read more...
