Firat Uran struggled to find housing and set up his insurance and bank account when he moved to UCLA from Istanbul, Turkey. A student in the UCLA Extension program, Uran said he found it difficult to adjust to Los Angeles. “I had to discover everything by myself,” Uran said. “It was exhausting.” His experiences led […]
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Anderson student creates ‘glitter bomb’ website startup
Ben Follansbee spent the last three weeks stuffing glitter into envelopes and sending them to hundreds of people across the country. Follansbee, a master’s of business administration student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, is the founder of SparkleSlap.com, a startup website that supplies customers with glitter bombs that are sent to unsuspecting recipients. […]
Bruins United holds first open applications process for spring election
The Bruins United slate is holding an open applications process for the first time ever to find candidates to run in the spring student government election. This is the first time in the slate’s 11-year history that spots for four candidates will be open to any student on campus, said Heena Doshi, party chair and […]
North Village heavily ticketed for parking during street sweeping hours
Kelton Avenue is empty and quiet at 8 a.m. on a Friday morning. But in Westwood, this is one of the busiest times for city parking enforcement. Over the course of half an hour, a parking official patrols the street twice, and 15 cars parked along the two-block stretch of road are flagged with white […]
Student-led group to hold furniture drive for the previously homeless
Instead of throwing out unwanted furniture, students can donate their possessions this week to Furnish the Homeless, a student-led charity group that is holding a furniture drive. Founded in 2012 by three UCLA students, Furnish the Homeless collects gently used furniture from students and donates it to previously homeless individuals in transitional housing programs. Amir […]
UCLA alumna honored for pioneering work on rape treatment, prevention
Gail Abarbanel was the Santa Monica hospital’s only social worker when a patient changed her outlook on rape treatment and prevention. The patient had been walking on the beach when a stranger attacked and raped her multiple times. Six days later, she was admitted to the emergency room after attempting to commit suicide. “This was […]
UC reverses decision to pull funding from Lick Observatory
The University of California overturned its decision to pull funding from the University’s Lick Observatory by 2018, according to a statement from UC Provost and Executive Vice President Aimée Dorr. The UC has not increased funding for the Mount Hamilton observatory for the last five years, despite multiple reports recommending an increase. In September 2013, […]