Tuesday, April 28

Students protest claims that race may factor into admissions decisions

About 200 students and professors, many dressed in black clothing, gathered outside of Kerckhoff Hall Monday afternoon to protest recent claims that race may factor into UCLA Undergraduate Admissions decisions. Read more...

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UCLA students gather outside of Kerckhoff Hall on Monday afternoon to protest recent claims that race may factor into university admissions.



W hotel in Westwood offers student discounts

The W Los Angeles – Westwood hotel is now offering discounted room rates for UCLA students, though some said they feel the discount is not enough to accomodate a college student's budget. In late September, the W hotel located at 930 Hilgard Ave. Read more...

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The W Hotel in Westwood is offering discounted hotel rooms for UCLA students. (Courtesy of W Hotels)


Poll finds Prop. 30 awareness low among UCLA students

A majority of UCLA students polled said they were not familiar with the November ballot measure that will determine some University of California funding, according to a Daily Bruin/UCLA Department of Statistics survey conducted between Sept. 24 and Oct. 9. Read more...


Bruins give back through volunteer work

Students bused to 10 different locations on campus and throughout the Los Angeles area as part of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission’s 10th annual Day of Service on Saturday. Read more...

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Second-year nursing student Jorge Lopez washes walls at the Union Rescue Mission in downtown Los Angeles. He and about 450 other UCLA students traveled across the city on Saturday to participate in the 10th Annual Day of Service, put on by USAC’s Community Service Commission.



TEDxUCLA brings people, ideas together

The conference took the same format as other TEDx and TEDTalks with 18-minute speeches from artists, professors and other members from UCLA and the greater Los Angeles community. Read more...

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UCLA assistant professor of integrative biology and physiology Amy Rowat spoke at the TEDxUCLA conference on Saturday.