Last fall, eight incoming transfer students met to create the UCLA chapter of the American Association of University Women, a national organization most of them took part in at their previous college campuses. AAUW, an organization based in Washington, D.C., aims to help university women join student government and public office, according to the organization’s […]
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Bruin Democrats endorses Bernie Sanders by narrow margin
Bruin Democrats endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the presidential primary in a tight vote Wednesday night. About 40 members of the student organization participated in a debate held in Bunche Hall. The room was divided between supporters of Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley. The majority of members debated for Sanders and Clinton, while […]
UCLA Dining takes measures toward higher sustainability
UCLA Dining Services updated Bruin Plate with new water fixtures over summer to increase water efficiency, as part of a larger initiative to make the facility more sustainable. Last summer, the Green Restaurant Association certified Bruin Plate as a sustainable restaurant, awarding the dining hall three out of four possible stars. UCLA officials submitted the […]
Group holds forum to discuss systemic injustice in mass incarceration
Justin Christopher told students and community members Thursday morning he wants others to see formerly incarcerated individuals like himself for what they can offer, rather than labeling them. Christopher, a graduate student and teaching assistant in the Department of African American Studies, was one of the five speakers at “L.A. Beyond the Bars: Justice for […]
Students work with NASA to launch ELFIN satellite into space
Student researchers carried wrench sets, solar panels and other satellite parts as they boarded planes to Virginia this summer and early fall, in preparation for launch simulation tests on their satellite. A UCLA student research group conducted successful experiments that simulated launch forces on the satellite, called the Electron Losses and Fields Investigation, or ELFIN, […]
Bruins for Bernie, Bruin Democrats host debate viewing party
Members of Bruins for Bernie joined Bruin Democrats for a Democratic debate viewing party Tuesday night, filling almost every seat in a 350-person lecture hall. Stomping and whistling drowned out parts of the live-stream of the event held in Young Hall. Students cheered for a majority of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) political platforms, but were […]
Swipes for the Homeless addresses student food insecurity
Swipes for the Homeless has facilitated the donation of more than 95,000 swipes worth of food since the club was founded in 2009. The majority of the donations go to UCLA students with unexpected financial burdens. As of spring quarter, the club began stocking both UCLA food pantries in the Student Activities Center and the […]