Friday, May 8

Local Westwood Library strengthens community

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 5 Newscast Headlines and stories from the week of April 28, 2010 [15:35] "The Daily Bruin Radio Show: Week 5 Newscast"

For 22 years, John Krajian has been a regular at public libraries in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Patrons browse the shelves of the Westwood Library on Glendon Avenue, located not far from the UCLA campus. The library offers workshops for students such as resume writing and computer education classes. It also offers a sense of community for its regular visitors.




Protesters march against cuts

By the time the throng of protesters made their way up Bruin Walk and to the doors of Murphy Hall on Thursday, it became clear that they wanted one thing: a meeting with the chancellor. Read more...

Photo: Holding signs and chanting, “Whose university? Our university,” students, faculty and workers congregated in Bruin Plaza Thursday at noon to protest the recent budget cuts, fee increases and faculty furloughs. The protesters gathered as part of a walkout scheduled to take place at all 10 UC campuses.


Professors voice their discontent

Professor Christian Haesemeyer of the mathematics department decided to come to UCLA because it is both a leading research institution and an affordable public university. Read more...

Photo: Shinji Sakai, a second-year at UC Riverside, drums on an upside-down tin can at Thursday’s walkout. Sakai showed up at UCLA to join student, faculty and worker efforts to protest fee increases, budget cuts and furlough days.



UCLA’s city lab holds competition to promote architectural sustainability

In the late 19th century, architecture played a fundamental role in the recovery and rebuilding of cities after major urban disasters, such as the Great Chicago Fire, according to Dana Cuff, the director of UCLA's cityLAB. Read more...

Photo: This digital image of Darina Zlateva and Takuma Ono’s project “Hydro-Genic City, 2020,” shows how to combine the ideas of water and mobility. This image depicts how mist can be used to cool those walking through the area.