The Bruin Consent Coalition laid out pairs of jeans in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday morning as part of Denim Day, a movement that aims to encourage students to support sexual assault survivors and end victim blaming. In the 1990s, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because the woman was wearing tight jeans. Justices concluded […]
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USAC recap – April 26
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council unanimously voted to allocate […]
Several families continue to scam students in Westwood
University police are advising students to be aware of families that have scammed thousands of dollars from students in Westwood. Several families aim to persuade students to give them money by claiming they need money for hospital visits or medicine, said UCPD detective Brian Washburn. He said they first ask for a small amount of […]
Bruins weigh in on study about children raised by same-sex parents
Sami Emmer-Fink loved her childhood because every day was a girls’ day. “I had a different upbringing, with no male figure, but I can’t say that I missed out,” said Emmer-Fink, a first-year theater student. “I think it would be weird to have a dad – to wake up at 3 a.m. and have the […]
Student Media director resigns to support continuation of publications
During his 21-year tenure as the UCLA Student Media director, Arvli Ward helped the Daily Bruin and seven newsmagazines adapt to falling revenue and changing readership. Ward reduced the cost of Student Media’s operations to balance the damaging impact of the Internet and social media on the Daily Bruin and newsmagazines’ print advertising revenue. UCLA […]
Alum’s Haiti volunteer experience during school unlocks lifetime career
At eight years old, Elisha Chan left her family and a familiar society behind in Hong Kong to pursue an education in the United States. She struggled to learn a new language in a country where she knew no one, but persevered because education was a priority for her family. Ten years later, Chan was […]
Student Workers: Ana Karina Palacio
Refer: The incoming class of 2020 faces a college tuition costs that can rise above the current $34,062 per year. It’s forced many current UCLA students to search all corners of campus for the money they need to get through college. This often means a reality where jobs take importance over classes, extracurriculars and social […]