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Students question food safety practices at UCLA dining halls

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 9:20 p.m. Students are raising concerns about unsafe food practices in dining halls following incidents involving undercooked poultry and inaccurate dietary restriction and ingredient labels. Read more...

Photo: Students with dietary restrictions expressed concerns about some dining halls’ food labels, citing inaccurate allergen and dietary restriction information. (Courtesy of Aditya Sundaram)


UCLA community protests UC’s refusal to recognize student researchers union

Graduate students, undergraduate students and supporters from other labor unions rallied outside Young Hall on Thursday in protest of the University of California’s refusal to recognize the graduate student researcher union. Read more...

Photo: Natalie Moncada, a molecular, cellular and integrative physiology doctoral student, spoke at the rally about their experiences as a graduate student researcher. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)


USAC recap – Oct. 26

The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved a resolution to acknowledge ADHD Awareness Month and appointed five undergraduate students to four committees.   Special Presentations: The Afrikan Student Union gave a presentation on the history of the ASU at UCLA and its upcoming events. Read more...


Students express excitement at reopening of Feast despite limited operations

Feast at Rieber reopened for dinner service Monday. Students lined up in the rain outside of Feast on Monday to eat at the dining hall, which did not open at the start of fall quarter. Read more...

Photo: Feast at Rieber reopened for nightly dinner operations Monday. Students expressed excitement to have another residential dining option despite a lack of menu variety at The Spice Kitchen at Feast. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA student wins transfer student ambassador award, pursues lasting change

This post was updated Oct. 30 at 12:58 p.m. UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Transfer Student Representative Herman Luis Chavez won the National Transfer Student Ambassadors Award. Read more...

Photo: The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students awarded UCLA Undergraduate Student Association Transfer Student Representative Herman Luis Chavez the National Transfer Student Ambassadors Award. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin)


Venture Accelerator showcase inspires growth in personal, professional settings

In preparation for presenting her business pitch, Emily Smith went boxing. Under a business performance coach’s instruction, Smith and her fellow entrepreneurs at the UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator program boxed punching bags while screaming their pitches to see how they could make their presentations more dynamic. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator held its fall showcase Oct. 27. Founders from ten different start-up companies, with businesses ranging from an online platform to educate veterinarians on exotic animal medicine to an athletic apparel brand, presented to alumni and potential investors and mentors. (Megan Tagami/Daily Bruin)