Wednesday, April 22

USAC fills its three empty seats following special election

All Undergraduate Students Association Council seats are now filled following the end of the fall special election Thursday. Millen Srivastava, a fourth-year political science and biology student, will fill the USAC Financial Supports commissioner seat. Read more...

Photo: Orion Smedley, a third-year physics student, was elected as general representative 2 during the Undergraduate Students Association Council fall special election. Smedley and newly elected general representative 3 Brandon Broukhim, ran against five other candidates. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


UC faces potential lawsuit for its use of standardized tests in admission process

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 6:41 p.m. A number of organizations and students said they intend to sue the University of California unless it discontinues its use of standardized testing in its admissions process. Read more...

Photo: Lawyers representing three students and several organizations, including the Compton Unified School District, said they intend to sue the University of California unless they remove the SAT and ACT from their admissions process. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)



Proposed soccer field may be connected to unlawful land leases by VA

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 4:24 p.m. A proposed second soccer field at Westwood Park is linked to a youth soccer club, which an Office of the Inspector General report found that the Veterans Affairs improperly leased federal land to. Read more...

Photo: Residents may see a new soccer field at Westwood Park if a plan pushed forward by Nikki Mark is approved by the city. The Department of Recreation and Parks commissioners will vote on the design of the field at its next public hearing Wednesday at Baldwin Hills Recreation Center. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


Alumni reached new heights while exploring UCLA from its rooftops

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 1:15 p.m. Last year, if you happened to ask him, a bleached-blond political science student could tell you how to get to the rooftop of most buildings at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumni Scott Mulligan and Joseph Marynak refer to themselves as “urban explorers.” During their time at college, they scaled multiple campus buildings and explored UCLA’s underground tunnels. (Courtesy of Mackenzie Murphy)



Reasonable accessibility of on-campus elevators questioned by USAC commissioner

Lily Shaw, a student government representative, said she left her discussion in Bunche Hall early to ensure she would make it to her meeting at 7 p.m., but when she arrived at the elevator, it had already been locked. Read more...

Photo: The Bunche Hall elevators run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at night. This has caused an issue for student representative Lily Shaw who uses a wheelchair and has class in the building until 7 p.m. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)