While Bridget O’Brien’s career as a journalist began with a story on coffee, my 15-day experience in Chile – made possible by a grant in the Daily Bruin alumna’s name – can be traced back to a coffee table. During the 2011 winter break, I was lying on my friend’s couch when I glanced over […]
Author Archives: Jenna Belhumeur
Senate bill would prohibit employers from demanding access to applicants’ social media accounts
A bill that was passed in the California Senate could prevent employers and schools from looking at applicants’ social media accounts during the application process.
ASUCLA awaits formal measures of Los Angeles’ plastic bag ban
Associated Students UCLA may soon move away from offering plastic bags at its stores, after the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the use of plastic bags at local businesses last week.
Los Angeles City Council to vote on single-use, plastic- and paper-bag ban in markets
Shoppers may no longer have the option of either paper or plastic, if on Wednesday the Los Angeles City Council votes in favor of an ordinance banning both types of bags.
UCLA alumni, current graduate student to screen works in Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Two talented but directionless indie rock bandmates belt out heartfelt lyrics as they struggle to bring their music out of the garage. They both whip their long dark hair around and smile as they allow their tunes to drown out all other worries, at least for the time being.
UCLA Film & Television Archive to screen 'Our School,' which looks at segregation in Romania
The practice of segregating children into separate classrooms, schools and life paths seems like an outdated issue for those in the United States.
Sigma Pi Sigma to screen 'The Glass House' to raise funds for group helping disadvantaged Iranian women
The lives of four Iranian young women, who are defined by drug addiction, sexual abuse and neglect, and their paths toward empowerment are highlighted in the documentary “The Glass House.”