A recently created student group is holding a book drive this week to help raise money for donations to libraries in Uganda. The Literate Earth Project at UCLA plans to work with Books For Africa, which ships donated textbooks and library books to Africa, to combat global illiteracy and help local primary and secondary schools in Africa. Read more...
Campus, News
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June 9, 4:30 pm
Bruins host book drive to promote literacy in Uganda
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 9, 3:46 pm
Committee to present proposed bylaws for USAC transfer seat
Undergraduate student government officers and transfer student advocates finished outlining the responsibilities for a newly created transfer representative council position Thursday night. Under the proposed bylaws change, the transfer student representative would work with student groups and the vice chancellor of student affairs to improve student retention. Read more...
News
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June 9, 1:00 pm
Obama signs measures to ease student debt
On Monday, President Barack Obama signed a series of executive actions to make student loans more affordable. The measures will give five million students the ability to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their incomes. Read more...
News
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June 9, 1:38 am
LGBTQ students reconcile sexuality and religion
Natalie Kirsten remembers wanting to be straight for most of her teenage years. Growing up in a conservative Colorado town, Kirsten often thought her sexuality had to comply with the strict Christian ideals her community promoted, which included heterosexuality. Read more...
News
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June 9, 1:30 am
Graduation Issue 2014: Beyond a Bruin
“Bruin” is the most common of our titles, but it often falls short of recognizing all the things we participate in, advocate for and accomplish during our time at UCLA. Within our Graduation Issue, you will find stories of singers, comedians, athletes and parents – to name a few – who have gone about exploring their passions in very different ways. Read more...
News, Westwood
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June 9, 12:00 am
Westwood’s last newsstand, a community fixture, to close
Don’t ask Karl Johansson about his favorite magazine or newspaper. Though he has been working at the Village Center Newsstand for more than two decades, he rarely reads the products he sells. Read more...
Photo: Karl Johansson stands outside the Village Center Newsstand, where he has worked for more than two decades. The newsstand, a Westwood landmark, will close by the end of the month. (Jennifer Lin/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 9, 12:00 am
UCLA students launch model aircraft in engineering class
The engine of a small, student-built plane roared to life as about 50 students and professors gathered to watch it complete a seven-meter-long track. The fourth-year aerospace engineering students who made the plane cringed as its engine stalled, causing their aircraft to loop midair over the finish line and crash into the ground. Read more...