Students can now use their own reusable bottles at takeout restaurants on the Hill. UCLA Dining Services launched a program this quarter encouraging students to use their own bottles instead of disposable cups. The initiative is part of the effort to reduce waste and meet UCLA’s sustainability goals, said Erin Fabris, sustainability manager for Housing […]
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Lyft partners with UCLA to charge a flat rate for ride-shares within 5 miles
Students can now pay a flat rate for Lyft rides to places within a few miles of UCLA. UCLA has partnered with ride-share service Lyft to offer a $4.99 flat rate for rides within 5 miles of UCLA properties. The promotion took effect Monday, and will last one year. David Karwaski, a senior associate director […]
Shanghai alumni network offers support, networking opportunities
When UCLA alumnus Bryan Lin moved to Shanghai after he graduated in 2001, he was alone and unemployed in a foreign city. Lin later became one of the first members of Shanghai’s alumni network that serves to provide new graduates with social and career support. At the time of Lin’s arrival in Shanghai, the city’s […]
Nonprofit expands clothing drive to include hygiene products for the homeless
Student organizations are expanding a clothing donation initiative to collect hygiene products and create a basic-needs redistribution center on campus. Good Clothes Good People, a nonprofit organization that redistributes donated clothes locally, collaborated with student groups, such as Bruin Visual Arts Club, Hunger Project at UCLA and the LGBT Campus Resource Center, to expand its […]
GSA recap – May 11
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. Agenda: The association unanimously approved to add a first-generation graduate student council […]
CAPS creates new programs using funds from 2016 referendum
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services has created new programs to interact with and support students using funds from increased student fees. CAPS is using funding from the #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum to operate the CAPS Student Advisory Board, to run the International Student Support Program and to hire a community liaison who will help students access […]
For the People slate aims to empower student groups by addressing inequity
Members of a new student-run political group said their coalition aims to use the undergraduate student government’s resources to address inequities among students on campus. For the People is running three candidates, including Kosi Ogbuli, Nidirah Stephens and Sarena Khasawneh, in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election in May. Ogbuli, the slate’s presidential candidate, […]