A student group will be competing in a drone race this fall for a chance to win over $1 million. Formula Drone at UCLA is a club that partakes in “anything and everything” to do with drones, said Gerald Ko, the president of Formula Drone and a rising third-year computer engineering student. Drones are unmanned […]
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Tree falls on Veteran and Levering due to heavy wind, damages cars
A tree fell near the corner of Veteran and Levering avenues Monday night. An LAPD officer said the tree fell at around 6:30 p.m. due to heavy wind and damaged a car parked nearby. Another car was damaged because the driver failed to see the fallen tree in the dark and drove over it. The […]
Changing political climate could fuel increased voter turnout among students
UCLA students and faculty said they think the United States’ heated political climate has encouraged students on campus to be more civically engaged. They’re just hoping that this will also translate into greater voter turnout. Voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections was the lowest it had been in the country since World War II. […]
After 26 years as UCLA admin, Waugh returns to world of medieval government
When he was a UCLA undergraduate, Scott Waugh talked with his friends about the Middle Ages over lunch. Now, after more than two decades in administration, Waugh will resume his quest into medieval research. Waugh, the executive vice chancellor and provost of UCLA, will step down in June and resume his post as a faculty […]
Hillel allows students to exchange meal swipes for kosher food
Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s building on Hilgard Avenue. Rabbi Aaron Lerner, the executive director at Hillel, announced the program Thursday on Facebook. Hillel is a campus group focused on cultivating the local Jewish community. Lerner said the group had worked with UCLA for […]
Blockchain technology co-founder discusses its potential applications
The co-founder of a blockchain-based network told students via video chat Wednesday that the network can change the way businesses and governments operate. Joseph Lubin, who helped found the blockchain technology Ethereum, talked about the potential applications of the technology to over 60 students at an event hosted by Blockchain at UCLA, a student group […]