The undergraduate student government’s external vice president’s office held an event Tuesday to educate students about voting for the upcoming elections. The event, which was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bruin Plaza, was the first in a series of weekly events the office will host. Students were able to take photos with […]
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Boba shop Lollicup opens new Ackerman location, replaces Relaxtation
Lollicup Fresh, a beverage and food franchise, opened a new location Thursday in Ackerman Union. The shop replaced Relaxtation, another boba store next to Wetzel’s Pretzels, which closed Sept. 1. Lollicup Fresh offers flavored milk tea, slush and smoothies, with different sweetness levels and toppings. It also offers weekly Everyday Specials drinks, such as “Smoothie […]
UCLA ranked No. 14 globally, No. 2 public university in the US
UCLA was ranked the 14th best university and second best U.S. public university in the World University Rankings 2016-2017 list released by Times Higher Education on Wednesday. UCLA improved from last year, when it was ranked 16th. The Times Higher Education ranks 980 universities worldwide annually, according to its website. The rankings are based on […]
Graphic: Breaking down UCLA’s annual cost of operation
Bruin Bash 2016 will have increased security for crowds, wristbands
UCLA will enforce new security procedures at this year’s Bruin Bash to increase student safety. The undergraduate student government’s Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, which organized the event, hired a new security company and introduced more thorough wristband precautions, said Jordan Dang, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events commissioner. The organizers chose […]
Seller of cancer drug developed at UCLA to be bought over
A pharmaceutical company will be purchasing the seller of Xtandi, a cancer treatment developed by UCLA, for $14 billion. Pfizer Inc. announced Monday that it will buy Medivation Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that develops disease treatments. Medivation sells Xtandi at $129,000 for a year’s supply. The drug has been a lucrative invention for the UC, generating more […]
UCLA named No. 12 overall in 2016 international ranking
UCLA was ranked the second-best public university in the U.S. by an international ranking Monday. The Academic Ranking of World Universities, which has been published since 2003, also ranked UCLA 12th in the world among 500 universities. The annual rankings were published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, an independent higher education research organization based in China. […]