Students supporting a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags held a press conference Wednesday morning in Meyerhoff Park to make their case to the public. About 20 students from California Public Interest Research Group, and interns from the Monterey Bay Aquarium shared reasons they think people should support Proposition 67. If passed, the proposition would […]
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UCLA Dining juices up Bruin Café with new spritzers
UCLA Dining Services introduced four new juice spritzers at Bruin Café last week as part of its Healthy Campus Initiative. UCLA Dining Services officials said in a statement they began testing the new Minute Maid spritzers at Bruin Café to provide students with low-calorie drinks and promote healthy lifestyle choices. The Healthy Campus Initiative is […]
USAC recap – Oct. 11
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Special presentations Dana Carrera, a […]
Student regent speaks of her experience as part of National Coming Out Week
The University of California student regent spoke about her experience as a Queer Chicana student at a panel on National Coming Out Day. The event, hosted by the Queer Alliance at UCLA on Tuesday, featured Student Regent Marcela Ramirez. Ramirez shared her own experience of coming out as a Queer woman of color and the effort […]
Solar umbrellas to open up outdoor charging opportunities on campus
An undergraduate student commission is drafting a proposal to install new solar umbrellas on campus. Students would be able to charge their phones, laptops and other devices if the umbrellas are installed, said undergraduate student government Facilities Commissioner Sandra Rhee. The commission wants to install the umbrellas on Kerckhoff patio and the second floor balcony […]
UCPD releases annual Clery crime report for 2015
More robberies were reported on or around campus in 2015 than in 2014, according to an annual university police report released last week. The statistics come from Clery reports, which describe crime on and near the UCLA campus as required by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Robbery […]
UCLA Dining transitions to sustainable packaging and suppliers
Some students have been noticing changes in their Bruin Café chocolate milk and sandwich packaging in the last few months. UCLA Dining officials have been trying to transition to using solely paper sandwich wrappers to be more environmentally friendly. The transition began in spring, but some sandwiches are still being packaged in plastic to use […]