Angie Castillo and William Klug had their routine chat Wednesday morning, as if it were just another day. Moments later, she returned to her office and heard two gun shots. Castillo, management services officer of the aerospace and mechanical engineering department, was the first to dial 911 and report the gunshots. Distinguished professor Nasr Ghoniem […]
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Daily Bruin polls UCLA community on USAC election
Editor’s note: The results mentioned in this post are not the official results of the undergraduate student government election. Responses were gathered anonymously through a survey available to all students on dailybruin.com. In a Daily Bruin poll, all three Waves of Change candidates received majority votes for their respective contested positions. The poll, which includes […]
Minding the media: Asking for help
Editor’s note: The USAC Election Board at UCLA wants us to #USACMakeItCount. Students can vote in the undergraduate student government election on MyUCLA until 3 p.m. Friday. The election board will announce results at 9 p.m. Friday in Meyerhoff Park. I hate asking for help. Most people do – it’s uncomfortable, vulnerable and a little […]
Minding the media: Journalism, a changed game
If I had a nickel from everyone who’s ever told me not to be a student journalist, I could actually afford to be one. The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photo staff during my last semester in high school, when I worked as my school newspaper’s photo editor. At the time, its staff included […]
UCLA Housing resets swipes to standard amount following error
UCLA Housing officials increased the number of swipes in students’ meal plans Thursday afternoon, following outcry against officials’ Wednesday morning decision to deduct swipes after an internal error. In an email to students with Premier meal plans, Peter Angelis, assistant vice chancellor of Housing and Hospitality Services, said affected students’ swipe balances were restored to […]
UCLA Housing reduces swipes for some Hill residents after internal error
This post was updated on Oct. 21 at 6:50 p.m. Hundreds of students woke up Wednesday morning to an email from UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services that said their number of remaining meal plan swipes was lowered, following an internal error that artificially raised students’ swipe counts at the start of the month. The email […]
Bruins United dominates council after controversial election season
This post was updated on May 3 at 8:16 p.m. About 200 LET’S ACT! supporters gathered in a huddle for more than two hours in Wilson Plaza Friday night after hearing of their slate’s severe losses in last week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Several slate leaders took turns giving speeches, saying how they felt […]