UCLA fraternities that are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference will be responsible for enforcing a ban on hard alcohol from their events and houses over the course of the next year. Read more...
Photo: North-American Interfraternity Conference member fraternities at UCLA will have one year to enforce a national organization ban on hard alcohol. (Photo Illustration by Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Locals in some parts of Westwood will have to wait at least a month to receive representation on a neighborhood council. Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association and member of the Formation Committee in charge of establishing the North Westwood Neighborhood Council, said the neighborhood council’s first election is scheduled for mid-October. Read more...
Photo: The new North Westwood Neighborhood Council will not hold elections until mid-October. In the interim, the portions of Westwood under the NWWNC jurisdiction will have no oversight. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
UCLA students can build electronic skateboards, a robot that plays the piano and other electronics at a new engineering makerspace. The makerspace, which will open in Boelter Hall on Wednesday, will have 3D printers, laser cutters, power tools, electronic fabrication and a virtual reality station, among other equipment. Read more...
Photo: The makerspace has tables and free access to engineering tools that can be used for developing new technologies. (Courtesy of UCLA Engineering)
UCLA is one of the first universities in the nation to offer automatic and completely online voter registration to its students. MyUCLA will autofill a California voter registration form with each eligible student’s name and information and send it to the California Secretary of State’s office beginning in fall quarter. Read more...
Photo: Voting locations across Westwood will now be consolidated to Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom, a well-known space on campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Westwood stakeholders will run for positions on the new North Westwood Neighborhood Council in an October election. The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners approved the borders and bylaws for the NWWNC at an Aug. Read more...
Photo: The new North Westwood Neighborhood Council will hold elections in October. Residents, business owners and students are expected to run for positions on the council. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
When fourth-year anthropology student Emilie Helfand sought care at Counseling and Psychological Services, she said she was notified that students without the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan are limited to three therapy sessions per year. Read more...
Photo: Nicole Green is the executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, which only offers short-term services and refers students to other institutions for long-term care. However, many students are not aware that CAPS does not offer long-term services. (Kristie Valerie-Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Sept. 18 at 11:57 a.m. Leo Albea and his dance group would often have to watch out for passing cars and deal with dirty concrete floors during dance practices. Read more...
Photo: A new multipurpose room in the John Wooden Center will be available for dance teams and other groups as an indoor practice space. (Daily Bruin file photo)
