Author Archives: Annie Augustine

While walking to morning classes, Bruins often find that campus sidewalks have been washed, the grass has been mowed, and the flickering light in the lobby of their residence hall has been replaced. Facilities Management, a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, is responsible for carrying out these early morning tasks. This campus department is responsible for the […]

The end of winter quarter typically marks the beginning of students’ rush to find apartments for the next school year; but many students, especially those moving off campus for the first time, may not be familiar with the apartment-hunting process, or be aware of common pitfalls. The map below features some of the largest apartment […]

As part of a lecture on Tuesday about HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Gideon Mendel shared a photograph he referred to as “the moment of death.” He explained that the moment he was photographing a patient, the AIDS victim died. “I put down my camera, not sure what to do,” he said. “Then the doctor said […]

A trial has begun in the case of Dr. David Martorano, a resident in the psychiatry department at UCLA’s medical school who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against UCLA and his female supervising physician, Dr. Heather Krell. Martorano asserts that he and Krell had sex numerous times, and also alleges that one of the instances […]

The Fox Theatre, Diddy Riese, In-N-Out and Pink Berry are often the extent of underclassmen’s city excursions. Some students blame that limitation on a lack of transportation opportunities for students without cars, though the university offers a number of alternative options. “I came all the way from Tennessee to be in L.A. I was expecting […]

Dance Marathon organizers held “Mini Dance Marathon” complete with celebrity appearances and speaker presentations Tuesday night to give dancers a taste of the upcoming event. “The purpose (of Mini Dance Marathon) is to give the dancers a sense of what the event is like. Overall, the committee hopes that everyone enjoys themselves,” said Eva Leidman, […]