Ritvik Kharkar considers analyzing the black market for dining hall swipes a matter of social good. His analysis compiles colorful graphs with sharp spikes representing the alternating high and low numbers of swipes for sale throughout the academic year. He found students tended to sell swipes at an increased rate for less money toward the […]
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Volunteers hearten cardiac transplant patients through art, music
Doctors, nurses and visitors bustle past one another under directory signs in the white, marbled lobby of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. But upstairs on the seventh floor, noises settle into a rhythm of beeping heart monitors and murmuring nurses. At the cardiac care and observation unit, heart transplant patients can spend up to […]
Noteworthy Bruin trivia through the years
Many events in UCLA’s history are overlooked. Below is a look at some interesting UCLA facts: 1927 – The Arroyo Bridge was built in 1927, connecting Hilgard Avenue to the main campus quadrangle. It provided shelter for poor students during the Great Depression and stacks of food were stored beneath it in case of attack […]
ASAP Clinic provides care for students with urgent medical needs
An Ashe Center urgent care clinic that opened in spring has received positive feedback from students. Since its opening in late March, the ASAP Clinic has had more than 4,000 visits from students, said June Hu, data and applications manager for the Ashe Center. Registered nurse Jennifer Blank said the Ashe Center opened the ASAP […]
Graphic: UCLA clubs to look out for
Bruin Bash 2016 will have increased security for crowds, wristbands
UCLA will enforce new security procedures at this year’s Bruin Bash to increase student safety. The undergraduate student government’s Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, which organized the event, hired a new security company and introduced more thorough wristband precautions, said Jordan Dang, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events commissioner. The organizers chose […]
Officials appoint new dean for Luskin School
UCLA officials appointed a new dean for the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs on Thursday. Gary Segura, professor of political science at Stanford University, will start his term Jan. 1, 2017, according to an announcement by UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor Scott Waugh. He will replace Lois M. Takahashi, who has been the interim dean […]