A UCLA student installed public pianos around campus to foster community through music. The UCLA Piano Project, lead by Jeremy Barrett, a fourth-year economics student, aims to bring together students through public pianos placed on the Hill and on campus. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year economics student Jeremy Barrett has worked since May 2017 to get public pianos installed on campus. He said he hopes they will foster a sense of community. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
A new counseling and wellness center opened in Westwood to meet demand for student outpatient mental health services. Acacia Counseling and Wellness moved into Westwood Village in late November, the company’s fifth location. Read more...
Photo: Tenika Jackson, clinical director of the Westwood location, said Acacia Counseling aims to give students access to more long-term treatment. CAPS refers students seeking long-term treatment to private providers in Westwood, such as Acacia. (David Gray/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council is the official neighborhood council representing Westwood Village and UCLA for the Los Angeles City Council. Council meetings are open to the public and meet monthly. Read more...
Two men were charged with vandalism Wednesday for damaging the Bruin Bear statue in November. Louie Torres, 19, and Willie Johnson, 18, were charged with causing more than $10,000 in damages after allegedly painting the statue with red and yellow paint, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office. Read more...
Photo: Two men were charged with causing more than $10,000 in damages after allegedly painting the statue with red and yellow paint. (Isabella Fortier/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 3:41 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council is considering opening a housing project in Westwood to provide housing for homeless people. Read more...
Photo: Jeff Ebenstein, director of Policy and Legislation for City Councilmember Paul Koretz, said the five-story building is in the early stages of development intended to maximize space for the bridge housing facility. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)
A student-run organization aims to develop methods of generating renewable energy to help UCLA become more sustainable. The Renewable Energy Association (REA), a project-based organization that began in 2014, aims to educate the UCLA community about the importance of renewable energy and sustainability and enable students to develop solutions to environmental issues, said Ryan Condensa, REA president and a third-year chemical engineering student. Read more...
Photo: Students in the Renewable Energy Association help develop ways to generate sustainable energy on campus. (Sim Beauchamp/Daily Bruin)
Members of the transfer community reflected on what makes the UCLA transfer program effective after the university was named the number one destination for transfers in the country. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was named the No. 1 destination for transfer students by Money, a finance magazine. Transfer students, which make up roughly a third of UCLA’s undergraduate population, have access to resources including the transfer center and Tau Sigma Honor Society. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
