Several international students said they think the university should pay more attention to issues affecting their community, and hope a new immigration advisory council will help improve their representation on campus. Chancellor Gene Block created the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Immigration Policy in March in response to changing immigration policies, including President Donald Trump’s travel […]
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Heather Roberge appointed as new chair of architecture department
The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design appointed a new chair this month. On July 1 , Heather Roberge succeeded Neil Denari, who was appointed as interim chair last year to replace Hitoshi Abe, the department’s chair from 2007 to 2016. Roberge was most recently an associate professor and interim vice chair of the […]
UCPD gives all-clear following bomb threat reports, Hill evacuation
This post was updated July 16 at 4:54 p.m. UCLA students were evacuated from residences on the Hill Wednesday after a BruinAlert that warned of a bomb threat. According to an alert released at 10:11 p.m., there was a bomb threat at the Sunset Recreation Center. UCPD gave the all-clear for students to go back […]
Transfer, veteran resource center will open after construction delay
This post was updated July 12 at 12:40 a.m. A new centralized space for transfer and veteran students will soon be in service after months of delay. The Bruin Resource Center held a soft opening last month for its new Transfer Student and Veterans Resource Center at Kerckhoff 128 and 132 for students and graduating […]
Graduate student remembered for charisma, passion for theater
Faculty and students remember Kendra Perez as a lively and talented individual who brought people together with her enthusiasm and passion for acting. Perez, a graduate student in acting, was 26 years old when she died June 18 after falling into a creek in Sequoia National Park. Marike Splint, an assistant professor in the department […]
Donation to UCLA botanical garden increases access with new pavilion
When Morton La Kretz was gathering swampy water at the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden about 50 years ago for a biology class experiment, he never thought he would end up sponsoring renovations at the garden. La Kretz, a UCLA alumnus who is now a philanthropist and real estate developer, gave a $5 million […]
UCLA graduate student drowns while hiking in Sequoia National Park
A UCLA student drowned in Sequoia National Park while trying to cross a dangerous stream. Kendra Perez, 26, was a graduate acting student, according to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Alumni Affairs newsletter. Perez was walking along the Twin Lakes Trail in Sequoia National Park on June 18 when she fell into […]