The gunshot explodes and the wooden gates swing open, releasing more than half a dozen bulls into the narrow streets of Pamplona, Spain. Thousands of people outside the gates, wearing red kerchiefs around their necks, burst into a sprint, trying to outrun the animals. The resounding bells growing louder warn the runners that the bulls […]
Category Archives: A Closer Look
Saludos de Salamanca: A homecoming in a Spanish city
I shook awake as the tour bus pulled to a stop at a crosswalk. “Chicos, welcome to Salamanca,” Carmen, our resident director, said in her endearing Spanglish. She added that she hoped we took a nap because we needed to be awake to meet our host family for our six-week travel study program. Butterflies suddenly […]
Report reveals gender inequity in UCLA School of Management faculty
Women faculty at the UCLA Anderson School of Management consistently experience an inhospitable work environment and fewer career advancement opportunities than their male peers, several university reports reveal. In a University of California Academic Senate report obtained by the Daily Bruin that was conducted during the 2013 fall quarter, reviewers identified the school’s current climate […]
Modified English major requirements drew diverse reactions
UCLA English students who took courses on Milton, Shakespeare or Chaucer saw a significant shift in class sizes in recent years, with classes decreasing from more than 100 students to barely 50 students. The decrease is a result of a series of changes to the English major that took effect in 2011, replacing requirements to […]
UCLA, student groups combat college sexual assault
Although UCLA is compliant with federal sexual assault laws, six student survivors told the Daily Bruin more needs to be done. These survivors spoke to the Daily Bruin about their experiences with sexual assault at UCLA over the course of six months.
UCLA researchers’ ties to donors called into question
The multifaceted relationships between UCLA Health officials and the private donors funding their research have drawn scrutiny recently from experts and members of the university community worried about inherent or ostensible conflicts of interest. At the forefront is billionaire couple Stewart and Lynda Resnick, two of the university’s most prominent donors and owners of pomegranate […]
UCRP seeks to remain solvent after poor returns
The University of California Retirement Plan continues to try to maintain solvency as it struggles to pay down billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities as a result of its poor investment returns over the past five years. A defined benefits program, the UCRP guarantees its employees a certain percentage of their income upon retirement, and […]