The Daily Bruin’s editorial “New sexual assault policy harms survivors” contains several serious inaccuracies or misrepresentations that must be corrected. First, the editorial incorrectly describes the policy’s “responsible employee” provision, which in fact only applies when employees learn of an incident in the course of their employment. Students can of course confide in each other […]
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Throwback Thursday, Week 7: Your daily cup of joe (Bruin)
Whether coffee’s your cup of tea or not, it matters. In 2015, the National Coffee Association and The Specialty Coffee Association of America found more than half of Americans over 18 years old drink coffee daily and that Americans consume about 400 million cups of coffee a day. In academia, caffeine’s popularity is even more […]
City commission votes to keep Westwood Boulevard bike lane in plan
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission voted to keep a Westwood Boulevard bike lane in the Mobility Plan 2035 at a public hearing Feb. 11. At the meeting, the city’s planning department advised the commission against changing plans for the bicycle network because officials determined Westwood Boulevard is an important north-south corridor for cyclists. The […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 6: Marriage and the female college student
Elle Woods – the perky blonde sorority girl who used her social acumen to crack a murder case wide open – has been haunting college relationships since 2001. Who can forget her naive belief her college boyfriend was “the one” she was destined to marry? Despite her conviction, at the end of their college careers […]
Bruin Talk: Bike Lanes
The Los Angeles Mobility Plan proposes a bike lane on Westwood Boulevard from Le Conte Avenue to Wellworth Avenue. We asked Bruins with bikes what they think about biking and bike lanes on the busy street, which they share with cars, buses and pedestrians alike.
UCLA partners with UNESCO to host conference promoting education
UCLA will host an international conference and reception on Monday to celebrate the inaugural partnership between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the University of California. UNESCO approved UCLA to have a UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education in July. As part of UNESCO’s global network, which consists of […]
Throwback Thursday, Week 5: The decline of campus festivals
Though you’re more likely to associate Mardi Gras with beads and booze than the Lenten tradition, UCLA’s history of celebrating the occasion involved neither. For decades, Bruins organized an annual Mardi Gras event to raise money for UniCamp, a summer camp for underprivileged kids, and the Recreational Association. The Bruin covered the 1965 event, previewing […]