The Associated Students UCLA Communications Board appointed an assistant Sports editor as the next editor in chief of the Daily Bruin in a meeting April 8. Angie Forburger, a third-year communication student, said she wants to focus on improving communication and prioritizing digital content next year. “To produce more long-term content, to make our content […]
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UCLA investigated athletic admissions violations in 2014, prior to recent scandal
UCLA knew in 2014 that it violated University policies by offering two students admission after their parents pledged to make donations to the athletics program, according to the Los Angeles Times. UCLA investigated the two admissions actions when they were uncovered in 2014 and found that staff members in UCLA Athletics had violated University of […]
UCLA program offers seminars developed, facilitated by undergraduate students
Alejandra Cervantes is teaching fellow undergraduate students how to improve STEM teaching in higher education through her own credit-bearing class. Cervantes, a fourth-year mathematics and computer science student, created a seminar called “Lifelong Kindergarten: Reimagining STEM Higher Education Pedagogy” through the Undergraduate Student Initiated Education program. Under the USIE program, third- and fourth-year students can […]
USAC Election Board found to have violated constitution, election code
Student government election coordinators were found Friday to have violated their constitution and election code. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board found at a hearing Thursday the USAC Election Board failed to treat all candidates equally and to enforce campaign deadlines, in line with election guidelines. Brandon Broukhim, the vice chair of the Associated […]
Bruin Tea: Who chooses the dining hall music?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. Question: Who chooses the dining hall music? UCLA Dining Services said in a statement music is coordinated by a third-party contractor to fit the halls’ brand identities. Musical genre, tempo […]
Bruin Tea: Why is the layout of Boelter Hall and Mathematical Sciences so confusing?
Complaint: Why are Boelter Hall and the Mathematical Sciences Building so confusing? South Campus students criticize the layout of the connected Boelter Hall and Mathematical Sciences Building. They say its dead-end hallways and rooms accessible only from certain routes make it difficult and nonintuitive to navigate. Kelly Schmader, assistant vice chancellor of Facilities Management, said […]
After strike, Daily Bruin staffers meet with Communications Board
This post was updated April 15 at 2:32 p.m. The Daily Bruin editorial staff met with The Bruin’s publishing board Wednesday to call for reforms in the policies governing the appointment of future editors in chief, after several Bruin staff members announced a strike Tuesday. Forty-three staffers, consisting of editors and contributors, drafted and signed […]