Thursday, April 16

USAC Recap: March 4

The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students Agenda USAC decided to form a committee to debrief last week’s meeting regarding a divestment resolution. Read more...


Nobel Prize winner, alumnus Randy Schekman to speak at commencement

UCLA alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman will speak at the UCLA College of Letters and Science’s commencement ceremonies in June, according to a UCLA statement released on Monday. Read more...

Photo: Randy Schekman, a UCLA alumnus and Nobel Prize winner, is set to speak at multiple UCLA College of Letters and Science’s commencement ceremonies this June. (UCLA Newsroom)



UC to provide free personal protective equipment to researchers

The University of California Office of the President is giving out free personal protective equipment to UCLA researchers until March 14. Researchers will be provided with free fire-resistant lab coats and goggles from UCOP and Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, a consulting company, to comply with the UC personal protective equipment policy that will go into effect on March 31. Read more...



UCLA students revive Chess Club, hope to recruit more members

Black-and-white checkered boards cover the tables in John Wooden Center’s games lounge as the UCLA Chess Club gathers to practice and strategize. On a center table, the team sets up one of its favorite boards – a blue and red platform that is played with toy human chess pieces dressed as USC and UCLA football players. Read more...

Photo: Galt Dunn, a third-year psychobiology student, plays on a special chess set checkered with UCLA and USC colors and covered with toy human football players. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)