UCLA plans to create a $15 million fund dedicated to sustainable energy projects, officials announced Tuesday. The fund comes in addition to past contributions to sustainability efforts made by UCLA, now totaling $35 million. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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October 30, 12:46 am
UCLA to dedicate $15M for energy sustainability projects
Science & Health
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October 30, 12:46 am
UCLA nurses call for improved Ebola preparedness training
UCLA nurses are calling for the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to improve its procedures and equipment to better prepare for cases of Ebola. At a demonstration Wednesday morning, about 20 nurses gathered outside the UCLA medical center to protest. Read more...
Photo: (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin) Officials at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have said they are prepared to handle cases of Ebola, though some nurses say otherwise.
Campus, News
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October 29, 3:14 am
UCLA faculty to vote on implementing diversity requirement
If faculty vote this week to implement a diversity course requirement, UCLA will become the second to last University of California campus to do so. Among the nine UC campuses with undergraduate student bodies, seven have approved general education requirements in the last 25 years to teach students about structural inequalities and underrepresented groups in California and the U.S. Read more...
Campus, News
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October 29, 3:13 am
Leaked emails reveal partnership between Hillel, PR firm
A rabbi at UCLA Hillel is working with a national public relations firm to strategize against potential divestment resolutions on campus, according to recently leaked emails. Read more...
Photo: According to leaked emails, a rabbi at UCLA Hillel is working with a national public relations firm to strategize against potential divestment resolutions on campus. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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October 29, 3:10 am
‘Bikes 4 Orphans’ initiative raises funds to support education abroad
Professional cyclists streaking by in neon blurs made a lasting impression on Sebouh Bazikian. He was in eighth grade and at his first bike-a-thon, taking in the scene while pedaling at his own pace. Read more...
Photo: First-year Sebouh Bazikian mounts his racing bike, which helped inspire the charity he created when he was 16 to deliver bicycles to orphans who must walk several miles to get to school. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government
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October 29, 3:08 am
USAC to look for SOOF reforms that can keep fund viable
Student groups will receive about $100 less on average from an undergraduate student government fund this fall. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously to allocate the funds at its meeting Tuesday night. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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October 29, 3:06 am
USAC passes resolution to educate students about Prop. 47
With an 11-1-0 vote, the undergraduate student government passed a resolution Tuesday calling for students to learn more about a proposition in the upcoming midterm election that would lower criminal sentences for some nonviolent crimes. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council President Devin Murphy speaks to a group of students about Proposition 47, which will be on the Nov. 4 California midterm election ballot. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)