Wednesday, April 8

UCLA improves facilities in Haines Hall, adds outside study areas

Student have access to more outside study spaces and improved classroom facilities following recent renovations on campus. The UCLA Office of Instructional Development and the Facilities Management worked together over the summer to create new group study tables in front of Bunche Hall and improve classrooms in Haines Hall with new technology, said Rob Rodgers, a manager at the Office of Instructional Development. Read more...

Photo: Students can study at outdoor tables outside Bunche Hall that was created over the summer as part of a renovation project by the UCLA Office of Instructional Development and Facilities Management. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)



UC to centralize polling stations, create online registration portals

The University of California student leaders are working with campuses to make it easier for students to register to vote by creating online voter registration portals and centralizing polling stations on campus. Read more...

Photo: The California Secretary of State and the UC signed a memorandum last year to increase voter registration and turnout. Student regent Paul Monge said student groups are working with the university to implement the recommendations by the 2018 congressional elections. (Daily Bruin file photo)


LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he will not run for governor in 2018

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Sunday he will not be running for governor of California in 2018. Garcetti, who earlier this year was rumored to run for governor, said in a tweet Sunday he decided he would instead focus on his Los Angeles mayorship and on his family. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a tweet Sunday he would not be running for governor of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Daily Bruin wins best online college news award and other honors

Update: This article was updated Oct. 29 at 1:27 p.m. The Daily Bruin was named one of the best online college news outlets in the nation Saturday and won four first-place awards Friday. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin was named the best online college media outlet in the nation Saturday. The Bruin has received many awards over the years and was inducted into the Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame last year. (Daily Bruin file photo)


ASUCLA recap – Oct. 27

Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board campus services and enterprises. Read more...


Students attend screening of Al Gore’s new documentary on the Hill

Images of melting glaciers and flooded streets flashed before students at a screening of former Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary Thursday. UCLA’s Renewable Energy Association and UCLA Residential Life hosted a screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” on the Hill on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin) UCLA’s Renewable Energy Association and Residential Life hosted a screening of a documentary featuring former Vice President Al Gore’s efforts to push for more renewable energy policies