Chelsea Manning said she thinks government-sponsored data collection undermines individual liberties at an event Monday. “I value the fact that working with data, it’s not (just) data – it’s people, its lives,” she said. Read more...
Photo: Chelsea Manning, who spent seven years in prison for espionage, said at an event Monday she thought it felt scary to have access to other people’s personal data, when she worked as a data analyst for the U.S. military. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
A Westwood group is suing the University of California and UCLA over a proposed student-housing project in Westwood Village. The Westwood History and Architecture Association and Steve Sann, chair of the Westwood Community Council, filed a petition Wednesday ordering UCLA to halt a building project at the UCLA Extension site building on Le Conte Avenue. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Extension building is about a block away from the Fox Westwood Village Theater. The Westwood History and Architecture Association is suing UCLA and the UC over a building proposal for a 17-story unit for student housing.
A new major in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department will teach students about the science and politics of climate change. Beginning next quarter, students will be able to declare climate science as a major. Read more...
Photo: Students will be able to declare climate science as a major beginning next quarter. The program, which is housed under the atmospheric and oceanic sciences department, aims to integrate a traditional science major with political science and policymaking. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The 2018 Indonesian Cultural Day took place Saturday in the Fowler Museum. The event, which was hosted by the Indonesian Bruins Student Association, featured a mix of traditional and modern music and dance performances by UCLA students and outside dance groups. Read more...
Photo: (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Student leaders are calling on administrators to respond to two students who disrupted a protest in support of undocumented students Thursday. Undergraduate Students Association Council members are encouraging students to email UCLA administrators about two students who tried to force their way through the “11 Minutes for the 11 Million” rally. Read more...
Photo: The “11 Minutes for the 11 Million” rally was disrupted by two students who forced through the protest. Students stood in solidarity for 11 minutes by the Bruin Bear to bring attention to the issues 11 million undocumented individuals in the United States face on Thursday. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
A theologian encouraged students to use the Christian faith to develop their moral and ethical beliefs at an open mic discussion Friday evening. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, came to UCLA to answer students’ questions about Christianity, morality and ethics at an event hosted by Grace on Campus, a Christian fellowship at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, came to UCLA to answer students’ questions about the ethics and morality of Christianity at an event hosted by Grace on Campus, a Christian fellowship at UCLA. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
University police are searching for a man who attempted to burglarize a UCLA student’s dorm Feb. 13. The student returned to her dorm in Holly Ridge at 2 p.m. Read more...
