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New campus dining website sparks criticism from students

Students reacted strongly to a newly redesigned web page for campus dining hours and menus as they returned from spring break. The new page was introduced week one of spring quarter to better align the UCLA Dining website with other campus web pages, according to a written statement from UCLA Housing. Read more...

Photo: The newly redesigned UCLA Dining website is pictured. Students criticized the new design changes for its inaccessibility and inaccuracies. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Dining services limited as UPTE-CWA 9119, AFSCME Local 3299 strike

This post was updated April 4 at 12:45 a.m. Two unions struck on campus Tuesday, limiting student access to dining, cleaning and mail services. The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents researchers and technical workers – voted to strike across the UC in response to the University’s alleged unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining. Read more...

Photo: The University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 picket in front of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The union struck Tuesday in response to alleged unfair labor practices by the UC. (Max Zhang/Daily Bruin)


‘Spreading the joy’: Neil Pal embraces, shares Punjabi culture through dhol performances

This post was updated April 1 at 10:5 p.m. As colorful sarees and embroidered kurtas filled the dance floor, wedding guests danced to the beat of Bollywood music and Neil Pal’s dhol. Read more...

Photo: Neil Pal plays the dhol. The second-year computer science and linguistics student plays the traditional Punjabi instrument at UCLA cultural events, weddings and baraats. (Courtesy of Saahas for Cause)


Fielding School of Public Health class on Palestine ordered to be canceled

This post was updated April 1 at 11:05 p.m. Students at the Fielding School of Public Health are told to focus on vulnerable communities. So teaching a class on Palestine – the site of what the World Health Organization calls an emergency situation – seemed only natural for a group of the school’s students. Read more...

Photo: Randall Kuhn speaks at a March 11 rally. The professor of community health sciences was set to be the instructor of record for a public health course – which was canceled – on Palestine. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Minor gas canister explosion forces evacuation of Molecular Sciences Building

This post was updated April 1 at 11:14 p.m. Emergency services evacuated the Molecular Sciences Building early Tuesday morning. A gas canister exceeded its pressure threshold, causing a minor explosion in the building around 6 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA Fire Department vehicle is pictured outside the Molecular Sciences Building. The department, alongside the UCLA Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department, responded to a minor gas canister explosion early Tuesday morning. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)


Celebrating women in science: UCLA symposium marks 20 years of stem cell center

This post was updated April 6 at 11:31 p.m. Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium on March 6. Read more...

Photo: Scientists and students gathered for the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center’s inaugural Women in Stem Cell Science Symposium. (Jeannie Kim/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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