UCLA offers hundreds of classes to its students. Tragically, however, no student will ever come close to taking full advantage of these wonderful educational opportunities. Enter BruinCast. Every day, thousands of students use BruinCast, a UCLA service that provides video and audio recordings of lectures. Though most students use BruinCast to catch up on missed […]
Author Archives: Ankita Nair
Ankita Nair: Pre-med students need transition time, clear curricula change details
UCLA pre-medical students were in for a surprise when they received emails from not one but two science departments informing them of curriculum changes on the same day last quarter. The physics and astronomy department and the life sciences division announced they would be making changes to their respective curriculums. And as we all know, […]
Ankita Nair: Pre-medical students need centralized resource center
I’ll never forget how I felt walking around campus during zero week. I had just decided I wanted to attend medical school and couldn’t help but be amazed by the sheer number of health-related clubs, organizations and informational events on campus. I thought it would be easy to find health-related activities that would catch my […]
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef speaks about revolutionary experience
This post was updated on Jan. 23 at 1:50 p.m. An Egyptian comedian spoke about satire’s role in bringing down a dictatorship during his comedy show Wednesday night. More than 1,500 students, faculty, alumni and community members attended Bassem Youssef’s show at Royce Hall, where he shared his experience as a satirist during the Egyptian […]
UCLA groups host immigration law panel for undocumented students
Immigration attorneys and legal experts advised undocumented students about permanent residency options and how to interact with immigration officials Monday night. About 100 students, faculty, alumni and community members attended the “Know Your Rights in Immingration Law” event at the UCLA School of Law. Several organizations, including the Undocumented Student Program, the University of California Undocumented […]
Sexual harassment by UC regent faces backlash from Bruin community
Several University of California students and officials condemned a UC regent for sexually harassing a former employee. UC Regent Norman Pattiz, who is also executive chairman of the radio company PodcastOne, made sexual comments about his former employee, Heather McDonald, while she was taping a commercial for memory foam bras. On the Oct. 26 episode […]