The University of California Board of Regents will discuss a range of topics at its bimonthly meeting held at the Mission Bay campus of UC San Francisco from Nov. 18-20 including private donations and next year’s annual budget. Most notably, the board will vote on the adoption of a tuition plan proposed by UC President […]
Author Archives: Kevin Truong
Alum’s book details history of iconic political satire magazine
During Michael Kahn’s quarter in Washington, D.C., as a UCLA undergraduate during the 1960s, he stumbled upon a framed cartoon of a tattooed man in the home of one of his professors. Kahn inquired about what it meant, and his professor told him that the cartoon had elected the 22nd president of the United States. […]
Ike’s Place welcomes students after monthslong wait
The Westwood location of the popular Northern California sandwich chain Ike’s Place is now open and serving hungry customers following a monthslong battle over the property. The store, which is the first in Southern California, started officially selling sandwiches to the public on Sept. 23. Customers, who include a fair share of UCLA students, say […]
Exhibition weaves art, science together with silk
Points of fluorescent light peek out from a mass of tiny cocoons, the result of many cycles of ravenous feeding and part of an exhibit dedicated to a seemingly benign substance – silk. “Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk,” an exhibition put on in partnership between the UCLA Art|Sci Center and the UCLA International […]
Former professor and noted economist Michael Intriligator dies at 76
Michael Intriligator, a noted UCLA economics and public policy professor emeritus who helped build the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations during his career, died on June 23 after a long battle with leukemia. He was 76 years old. Intriligator came to UCLA in 1963 as a member of the economics department, but colleagues said […]
Report reveals gender inequity in UCLA School of Management faculty
Women faculty at the UCLA Anderson School of Management consistently experience an inhospitable work environment and fewer career advancement opportunities than their male peers, several university reports reveal. In a University of California Academic Senate report obtained by the Daily Bruin that was conducted during the 2013 fall quarter, reviewers identified the school’s current climate […]
Ice Cream Mondaes: Scoops Westside
The walls of Scoops Westside are lined with collages made up of bits of colored tile. However, the mosaic I found most interesting wasn’t in the front in the house, but rather in the back: a monochromatic piece found next to building materials and broken restaurant equipment that gather behind doors marked “Employees Only.” It […]