Sunday, April 19

USAC approves Election Board, official timeline not yet finalized

The undergraduate student government unanimously appointed five students at its Tuesday meeting to help run its spring elections. After 10 minutes of questions and deliberation, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to approve the new USAC Election Board and the timeline for its elections. Read more...

Photo: Candidates were appointed to the USAC Election Board at the council’s Tuesday meeting. The students will help run this spring’s USAC elections. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Newly added arts-themed floor draws student interest

Students with a passion for the arts may soon find their niche on the Hill’s newest themed floor. After a submission and selection process, the UCLA Office of Residential Life chose the visual and performing arts collective to be the latest addition to the Hill’s themed floors for the 2014-2015 academic year. Read more...



Bruin becomes quarterfinalist on Jeopardy! College Championship

For the past few months, Ben Juster balanced his UCLA schoolwork with intensive trivia training – preparation for competing in the Jeopardy! College Championship. The fourth-year anthropology student is one of 15 quarterfinalists who competed in January for a Jeopardy! Read more...

Photo: Ben Juster, a fourth-year anthropology student, trained for months to compete in the Jeopardy! College Championship. Courtesy of Ben Juster



UCLA law students protest lack of diversity

Students at the UCLA School of Law hosted an event on Monday to highlight a lack of racial diversity and to encourage school officials to be more accommodating of minority students. Read more...

Photo: Adriane Peralta, a member of the UCLA Law Review, spoke at the event on Monday, which protested a lack of diversity at the UCLA School of Law. (Courtesy of Ronald Robertson)