Thursday, April 9

UCLA scholars criticize FCC’s proposal to repeal net neutrality rules

Computer science experts said UCLA students may experience an increase in internet costs if a government agency votes to repeal net neutrality rules next month. Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, proposed a plan last week to lessen government control over the internet by removing the commission’s net neutrality rules. Read more...

Photo: Leonard Kleinrock, a distinguished professor in computer science at UCLA and one of the creators of the Internet, said he thinks net neutrality is fundamental to keeping the internet open and accessible to everyone. (Sharon Zhen/Daily Bruin)


Photo: Renewable Energy Association sorts trash, gathers data on waste trend

Student volunteers in the Renewable Energy Association at UCLA separated piles of approximately 300 bags of trash into bins sorted for liquids, landfill, recyclables and compost at Wilson Plaza on Thursday for an event called “Waste Audit.” Claire Buzzelli, the club’s biofuels project co-lead and a third-year chemical engineering student, said the campus needs data on the various types of trash to create proposals to reach its goal of having zero waste by 2020. Read more...

Photo: (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


YRL librarian dies at 44, remembered for kindness, inquisitiveness

Oliver Mattheussens, a UCLA library assistant at the Charles E. Young Research Library, was an expert on European cultures and languages. Mattheussens, who worked in YRL since 2006, died of brain cancer at the age of 44 last week. Read more...

Photo: Families and co-workers of Oliver Mattheussens, a UCLA library assistant at the Charles E. Young Research Library, remember him as being a cheerful and kind person, an expert on European cultures and languages and a talented individual who connected to people quickly. (Courtesy of Kimberly Mattheussens)


New operator looks to expand, diversify Westwood farmers market

A new operator for the Westwood Village Farmers Market has been working to diversify vendors, survey customer preference and ensure compliance. The Westwood Village Improvement Association, which oversees the market, replaced the former operator, Bautista Community Events, with Farmer Mark in June. Read more...

Photo: Farmer Mark has brought new vendors to the Westwood Farmers Market, including Rawesome Morsels, an independently owned artisan food vendor, and Trashfish, a fish subscription program that sources less popular fish from local California fishermen. (Eljona Pinon/Daily Bruin)




UCLA students redefine meaning of intelligence at Bruin Walk event

Thinley Huang said students’ intelligence should not be defined by grades but by their ability to treat others kindly. “Part of it is being unassuming of people you meet and choosing to be kind to them because you don’t know what they went through,” said Huang, a first-year computer science student. Read more...

Photo: Students wrote down their thoughts on what defines intelligence on blackboards at the “What is Smart?” event Tuesday. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)