This post was updated Aug. 16 at 12:28 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved two constitutional bylaw changes, which added appointments to the transfer student and international student representative offices during its July 22 meeting. Read more...
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August 15, 11:07 pm
UCLA’s School of Nursing adds ‘Joe C. Wen’ to name after historic donation
The UCLA School of Nursing will be renamed after Joe C. Wen, following a $30 million donation, the university announced Aug. 5. The donation was the largest-ever gift in the nursing school’s history, which will be UCLA’s first to be named after an Asian American. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Nursing is pictured. (Shiv Patel/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Los Angeles, News, Regents, UC
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August 14, 7:24 pm
UC Regent Jay Sures required to pay legal fees for pro-Palestine UCLA student
This post was updated Aug. 24 at 7:41 p.m. A court ruled Thursday that UC Regent Jay Sures must pay $150,624 of graduate student Dylan Kupsh’s legal fees after Sures unsuccessfully attempted to file a restraining order against him. Kupsh – along with around 50 other pro-Palestine protesters – demonstrated outside Sures’ Brentwood home in February, calling him “responsible for protecting UC investments in genocide and weapons manufacturing.” Lawyers representing Sures initially alleged that Kupsh was a “ringleader” among the protesters, but were unable to prove the claim in court. Read more...
Photo: Dylan Kupsh, a UCLA graduate student (left), and another pro-Palestine activist (right) speak to Kupsh’s supporters outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse. A court ruled Thursday that UC Regent Jay Sures must pay $150,624 of Kupsh’s legal fees after Sures unsuccessfully attempted to file a restraining order against Kupsh following his participation in a pro-Palestine protest outside Sures’ home. (Maggie Konecky/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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August 13, 10:12 pm
First-Generation Pre-Law Association aims to uplift underserved students
First-generation Bruins looking to enter the legal field now have a club to call their own. The First-Generation Pre-Law Association was founded in May and has since gained about 100 members, said Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa, the club’s co-president. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin staff)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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August 13, 12:51 pm
Kappa Sigma fraternity suspended following Student Group Conduct Code violations
This post was updated Sept. 6 at 12:08 p.m. UCLA has suspended the campus’s chapter of Kappa Sigma until May 2030 for violating policies relating to hazing, alcohol and safety. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s former Kappa Sigma fraternity house is pictured. UCLA suspended the chapter until May 2030 for violating policies relating to hazing, alcohol and safety. (Alexandra Crosnoe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, California, News, Science & Health
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August 12, 8:28 pm
Mani Bhaumik funds new postdoctoral fellowship, increases intellection freedom
This post was updated Aug. 12 at 9:23 p.m. Amid the federal government’s freeze of over $500 million of UCLA’s research funding, Mani Bhaumik hopes to support postdoctoral candidates who want to continue researching at UCLA with a new fellowship. Read more...
Photo: The Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
News, Westwood
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August 12, 8:22 pm
Noodle St. joins list of business chains opening Westwood locations
Noodle St., a California-based restaurant chain started by Chinese immigrants in 2017, has opened a location on Weyburn Avenue. The Westwood location features an open kitchen that allows customers to watch the chefs pull, cut and shape the noodles that are served. Read more...
Photo: Noodle St.’s Westwood location is pictured. The chain’s new restaurant is located on Weyburn Avenue and features an open kitchen. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)