Friday, December 19

Rocket Project at UCLA aims for new heights using innovation, collaboration

Rocket Project at UCLA spent hours across months building a fuel tank. Project Ares, Rocket Project’s senior team, built a prototype tank with liquid oxidizer and fuel to test what pressures it could withstand, said Raj Sheth, a fourth-year chemistry student . Read more...

Photo: Prometheus, the hybrid team, integrating their rocket, gets ready to launch in the Mojave desert. (Courtesy of Caitlyn Hill)


Q&A: Dr. Andrew Charles talks migraine awareness, advances in treatments

Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Read more...

Photo: The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is pictured. Dr. Andrew Charles, the director of the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, sat down with Daily Bruin contributor Alyssa Wong to discuss migraine research, treatment and advocacy for National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA students celebrate identity-based graduations despite growing DEI scrutiny

Family members rely on identity-specific graduation celebrations to honor their graduating Bruins’ accomplishments. Identity-based graduation ceremonies – including the Latinx Celebration and the Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration – seek to honor seniors who share a particular identity, said Lindsey Sambilay, the Pilipinx Graduation Celebration admin coordinator. Read more...

Photo: (Christine Rodriguez / Daily Bruin staff)


Le Conte Avenue food trucks provide diverse cuisines for Westwood diners

Natalie Moore, the owner of Philly Jawnz – a food truck specializing in Philadelphia cheesesteaks and hoagies, said she needed to find a location to situate her food truck after moving from Philadelphia. Read more...

Photo: The Philly Jawnz trailer sits in a lot next to Le Conte Avenue and UCLA Health. Owner Natalie Moore said she choose to park her food truck on Le Conte Avenue because of Westwood’s sense of community. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)


USAC President Adam Tfayli reflects on year in office sharing successes, learning

Less than a week after his last meeting as Undergraduate Students Association Council president, Adam Tfayli reflected on his year in office. Tfayli, a third-year human biology and society student from Lebanon, was the 2023-2024 USAC international student representative and served as the council’s president for the 2024-2025 academic year. Read more...

Photo: Adam Tfayli, 2024-2025 Undergraduate Students Association Council president, stands in front of Kerckhoff Hall with his new puppy. Tfayli reflected on his year in office and time at UCLA with Daily Bruin campus politics editor Natalia Mochernak. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


General education task force seeks to revise program

This post was updated July 9 at 12:07 p.m. A task force is considering new ways to revamp UCLA’s general education program. The task force, which consists of professors across departments, was created to redesign current GE requirements and create a plan to implement the new changes. Read more...

Photo: A computer showing UCLA’s general education requirements is pictured. A task force made of professors is seeking to redesign current GE requirements. (Catherine Price/Daily Bruin)


Federal budget cuts hurt JusticeCorps interns, low-income communities

Editors note: This article contains a mention of domestic abuse that some readers may find distubring. Alexis Bembry’s client was ready to give up before walking into the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Read more...

Photo: JusticeCorps members are sworn at a courthouse. JusticeCorps Los Angeles, which students access through the UCLA Center for Community Engagement, has been impacted by budget cuts of around $400 million to AmeriCorps. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Superior Court)



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