UCLA graduate student places high on programming leaderboards

Another night of competitive programming began in Boelter Hall 3760, and soon a familiar ID appeared at the top of the leaderboard on the screen. It was MatRush. The leaderboard displayed the real-time standing of students’ ranks as they completed each practice problem at the weekly training session. The UCLA chapter of Association for Computing […]

UCLA Renewable Energy Club promotes sustainability initiatives

From apartments near UCLA and the sidewalks in Westwood, students can see a large industrial building that emits high volumes of vapor from its roof. Inside the facility, the UCLA cogeneration plant, a source of clean, renewable energy, has been supplying low-cost electricity and thermal energy to the campus since 1994. The plant and other […]

Bruin Value Investing gives members hands-on experience

Aspiring student investors embarked on their first venture into the unpredictable realm of stocks as they made their first stock transaction earlier this month. Bruin Value Investing, a student investment group with 17 members, engages in stock investment and trade to educate its members about business investment literacy. Mike Sanghvi, the co-founder and president of […]

Ranked-choice voting to be implemented for USAC election

The way votes are collected in the undergraduate student government election this week may play a significant role in determining the winning candidates. Starting Tuesday morning, students will cast their votes for some Undergraduate Students Association Council candidates using ranked-choice voting, where they rank candidates – from first choice to last choice – in their […]

Symposium brings community together to develop goals for LA

Members of the L.A. community gathered at Fowler Museum Friday to brainstorm ways to improve the future of the city. About 150 people attended the #UCLA2050 Symposium, which aimed to engage students, faculty and community leaders in sharing their visions for Los Angeles in the year 2050. LA2050 is an initiative launched by the Goldhirsh […]

Students, participants donate hair at UCLA’s Relay for Life

Cutting off their hair was another way for many students at Saturday’s Relay For Life event to help patients fighting cancer. The design team from Paul Mitchell The School Sherman Oaks provided $10 haircuts for donation to the American Cancer Society, a nonprofit organization that aims to eliminate cancer. The team has been providing haircuts […]

Bear Essentials app provides data on campus traffic

Students who resent searching for empty seats in libraries and dining halls may not need to bother anymore. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 2 office began promoting an iPhone app called Bear Essentials last week that monitors how crowded every UCLA library and dining hall is throughout the day. Sunny Singh, USAC General […]