Thursday, April 16

ASUCLA representatives inform students about association

Student government officials hosted a meeting with an undergraduate representative from Associated Students UCLA in hopes of educating students about the association. Joel Ontiveros, an undergraduate representative on the ASUCLA Board of Directors and a fifth-year communication studies and world arts and cultures/dance student, introduced students to the basic functions and goals of ASUCLA at the event. Read more...


FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to speak at UCLA Friday

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is scheduled to speak at UCLA Friday to give insight into the agency. Mark Weiner, a spokesman for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, said the event will focus on Hamburg’s career and the future of the FDA. Read more...


Holi celebrations at Sunset Rec Saturday

Event organizers for a Holi celebration at UCLA will begin distributing tickets Thursday at different locations on campus. Holi, the South Asian festival that commemorates the spring season, will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Students celebrate Holi last year. The South Asian festival commemorates the spring season. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Seven candidates run for Waxman’s congressional seat

Four Democrats, one Republican and two Independents have announced they are vying for the Congressional seat that oversees UCLA’s district. The Rothenberg Political Report, which rates the degree of certainty that one political party will win a seat, rated the district of Rep. Read more...

Photo: Courtesy of Marianne Williamson


Cyber Mural combines art and science for interactive education

A 5-year-old boy ran, laughing, across the room toward his friends, causing portraits of his classmates’ faces to flash up on the wall. The excited voices of kindergartners quickly filled the room. Read more...

Photo: Noel Enyedy, an associate professor of education, worked with kindergartners at the UCLA Lab School for a new interactive visual teaching system called the Cyber Mural. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)


With former officer ineligible, USAC votes in new commissioner

The undergraduate student government unanimously appointed a new community service commissioner Tuesday night, after the former community service commissioner was charged with sexual battery last week. Read more...

Photo: The undergraduate student government unanimously appointed Alex Lee, a fourth-year history student, as Community Service commissioner at its Tuesday night meeting. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)