UCLA officials are looking to install a system that would lock classroom doors remotely, following last month’s murder-suicide. A committee will decide between different lock systems that would allow officials to lock doors from a central location in case of an emergency, said Art Kirkland, director of the Office of Emergency Management. The committee hopes […]
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Student bikes across country, contributes to affordable housing cause
After pedaling through open countryside and busy highways for weeks, Lizi Urbanowicz is more than 1,000 miles into her 4,000 mile-long bike trip across the United States to contribute to affordable housing. Urbanowicz, a rising third-year anthropology student, is volunteering this summer with Bike and Build, a nonprofit organization that facilitates cross-country biking trips. On […]
UCPD investigating series of laptop burglaries from campus buildings
University police are seeking a man who has been stealing laptops from campus buildings since as early as March 2015. Surveillance video showed the man entering UCLA office buildings at least four times, according to a UCPD alert. The most recent burglary occurred in June. Police described the man as white or Hispanic, about 5 […]
New gym for grad students to open before KREC closes its doors
Graduate students can visit a new gym that will open by the time the Kinross Recreation Center closes on Jan. 1. Michael Skiles, president of the Graduate Students Association, said the new gym will offer all the same amenities and local convenience that the current graduate student gym offers for five to 10 years until […]
UCLA sees increase in admissions rate to 18 percent for fall 2016
This post was updated July 10 at 10 p.m. UCLA admitted 1,500 more freshmen and 300 more transfer students for the 2016-2017 academic year than it did last year. According to data released Wednesday, UCLA offered admission to about 17,500 freshman students and 5,300 transfer students total. About 10,400 of those students are from California, 1,100 […]
UCLA Circle K wins international fundraising and achievement awards
The UCLA chapter of Circle K International recently won awards for club achievement and fundraising. The club received these awards at the 61st annual Circle K International Convention held in Toronto from June 22 to 26, said Juliana Deer, former administrative vice president of CKI and a rising fourth-year biology student. The UCLA chapter of […]
UCLA Concrete Canoe team aims to maintain quality, artistic design
Civil engineering students will paddle in the waters of Marina del Rey in their self-built canoe this fall. Every year, the UCLA Concrete Canoe team designs and builds a canoe made of concrete and participates in regional and national concrete canoe competitions held by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The team won first place […]