Though alcohol on college campuses has a less-than-positive reputation, a new club is hoping to establish a thoughtful drinking culture at UCLA. brvino, UCLA’s undergraduate wine club, seeks to educate students on wine history and wine growing – or viticulture – to create a community of like-minded individuals interested in the diversity of the wine industry, according to the club’s official mission statement. Read more...
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This post was updated March 5 at 1:22 a.m Angelenos have the opportunity to vote Tuesday on a measure that would require Los Angeles to redesign its streets, with the aim of making them safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. Read more...
Photo: Midvale Avenue is pictured. The street is one of many that could be improved through the city of Los Angeles’ Mobility Plan if the Healthy Streets LA measure is passed this year. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
The Gender, Sexuality, & Society Living Learning Community brought queer fantasy to campus Friday through its annual Queer Prom. The event, which took place in the Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room, centered on the theme of queer fantasy. Read more...
Photo: The Covel Commons Grand Horizon Room, which played host to the annual Queer Prom event Friday, is pictured. The event included performances, dancing and the handing out of resources. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council appointed Nilaya Kanuri as the new facilities commissioner during its Jan. 30 meeting. The Appointment Review Committee presented Kanuri to the council after deciding she was the best fit for the position of the three applicants, Internal Vice President Megan Law said. Read more...
Photo: Nilaya Kanuri, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s facilities commissioner, is pictured. Kanuri was appointed Jan. 30 following the resignation of the former officer in the position. (Courtesy of Charlotte Chui)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its final meeting of February on Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
This post was updated March 3 at 10:27 p.m. Members of the Asante Kingdom welcomed representatives of the Fowler Museum to Ghana to return several cultural items that were unethically collected over a century before. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Fowler Museum. The museum’s staff returned art to Ghana last month as part of repatriation efforts for stolen artifacts. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 6 at 1:19 p.m. Policy experts remain largely skeptical of the merits of Proposition 1, which plans to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people with mental illness. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the California State Capitol. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to pass Proposition 1, a plan proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to reallocate and add state funding toward housing and treatment for unhoused people. (Creative Commons photo by Steven Pavlov)
