This post and headline were updated on Oct. 9 at 1:33 p.m. Several UCLA student groups are asking the university to respond after the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority held a “Kanye Western” themed raid Tuesday night, for which guests dressed in baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms, or as “Kardashians.” […]
Author Archives: Jillian Frankel
UCLA student helps incarcerated youth, works to improve criminal rights
At 20, James Anderson walked out of more than three years in prison with $200 in his pocket. Instead of buying street clothes or food, he used the money to purchase two suits, symbolizing his determination to establish a criminal rights and mentorship organization that would fight to help incarcerated youth and improve prison policy. […]
Renovations to Saxon Suites include common area, outdoor cinema space
Saxon Suites reopened this fall after UCLA Housing officials spent $25 million adding an outdoor cinema space, a barbecue pit and an LED-lit fireplace, among other renovations. UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall said the building’s laundry facilities, fire alarm systems and bathroom fixtures were also redone. Outside, newly planted drought-tolerant landscaping surrounds the area. Movies can […]
New Hill fitness center opens for tours as part of Recreation Day
This post was updated on Sept. 28 at 4:18 p.m. UCLA students living on campus can tour the new gym on the Hill Friday but will not be able to use the facility for another two weeks. The Bruin Fitness Center, located beneath Bruin Plate on the ground floor of Carnesale Commons, cost about $3.3 million to […]
Covel Commons dining hall offers kosher and halal options
UCLA now offers kosher and halal options in Covel Commons dining hall to supplement traditional meal plans, after a three-year development in response to demands by Muslim and Jewish students. Kosher food adheres to Jewish guidelines that determine what types of meat are used and how the food is prepared. Halal meals follow Islamic codes […]
Graphic: How do Bruins start their own student organizations?
Take a look at this graphic describing the steps to create a student organization.
Welcoming a Bruin to the family
Chandler Rubottom cheered Genesis Ramirez on from the softball stands and drove to her mentee’s home late at night to proofread college admission essays. Ramirez, a first-year biology student, rode the bus from her North Hollywood community every other week since sixth grade as a mentee in the student-run Mentorship Program at UCLA. Ramirez will […]