A University of California committee agreed to facilitate a study on the University’s investments in banks that fund private prisons and discussed other student concerns in a meeting Friday. Student Regent Avi Oved spoke to the UC Committee on Investments about concerns two student groups, the Afrikan Black Coalition and Fossil Free UC, had about […]
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Gene Block, Steve Olsen on Centennial Campaign, enrollment increase
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin editorial board every quarter to discuss issues affecting the campus and to explain administrative policies. At the meeting Monday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen, spoke about the Centennial Campaign, the effect of increasing undergraduate enrollment, the Geffen Academy and the federal lawsuit against […]
USAC campaign aims to provide students with free menstrual products
An undergraduate student government office will set up a menstrual product donation box outside Kerckhoff Hall 313 Wednesday, and create free kits for students available in Kerckhoff offices next quarter. Aaliya Khan, an Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative, said she started the Menstrual Product Campaign because students do not have access to free menstrual […]
Professor emeritus narrows space between astronomy, environmentalism
As a child, Ben Zuckerman’s father routinely took him to visit a planetarium in New York to foster his early curiosity in the stars. The light pollution in New York City made it difficult for him to stargaze, igniting his concern for the environment. Zuckerman, now a professor emeritus in physics and astronomy, continues to […]
Chef Brad Martineau brings culinary passion to Covel Dining
Chef Brad Martineau walked out of Covel Commons dining hall’s kitchen during busy dinner hours to bring a plate of specially prepared roasted calamari and cauliflower to Kennedy Kessler’s table. Kessler, a first-year physiological science student with multiple food allergies, is enrolled in a meal program for students with dietary restrictions. Students enrolled in the […]
UCLA ranked 16th in US for most Peace Corps volunteers in 2016
UCLA students will help prevent HIV transmission, teach mathematics at schools and otherwise assist communities abroad by volunteering with the Peace Corps this summer. This year, 35 UCLA students were invited to become Peace Corps volunteers. In 2016, UCLA ranked 16th for most volunteers in the nation, according to the University of California Office of […]
Astin Scholars Program raises over $100,000 to fund student research
Alumni, parents and students raised more than $100,000 over the past six months for an endowment that funds undergraduate student research in civic engagement. Students who want to conduct research that improves the community can apply to the Astin Scholars Program for their senior year, according to the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate […]