Wednesday, October 28


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)




UCLA student hopes to use law and business degrees to fight poverty

Eleven-year-old Jassmin Poyaoan knew something was wrong when she came home from school and saw her family sitting in the living room in silence, with morose looks on their faces. Read more...

Photo: Jassmin Poyaoan, a student at the UCLA School of Law, was one of 30 recipients of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans for 2014. She was selected out of 1,200 candidates. (Sidhaant Shah/Daily Bruin senior staff)