Throughout high school and college, Tomm Carroll hated beer. The taste, color and style of regional, yellow lagers all bored him, he said. But when independent breweries began opening across the U.S. in the 1980s, different flavors from around the world arrived in the form of craft beer. “I became interested in beer when beer […]
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The Hill to have break from renovations during 2016-2017 academic year
UCLA Housing will not renovate any residential buildings during the 2016-2017 academic year, after nearly a decade of annual renovations on the Hill. All the construction and renovation projects on the Hill have been completed over the past seven to eight years, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall in an email statement. She added no buildings […]
Three UCLA engineering professors to be awarded highest honors for research
Three UCLA professors will visit the White House this spring to receive one of the highest honors awarded to young researchers. The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers recognizes influential work in fields such as agricultural innovation, environmental protection and national defense. It is funded by corresponding government-led departments, according to a White […]
Alums create Indy Plush, line of toys advocating wildlife preservation
Plinio Garcia and Andrew Ruesch were inspired to create their own line of children’s toys when their son, Luke, came home from kindergarten one day with a stuffed animal he designed himself. The two UCLA alumni soon partnered with Luke’s kindergarten teacher Franceil Masi, who created stuffed animals based on her kindergrateners’ drawings and gave […]
UCLA launches walk-in counseling service for military veterans
UCLA staff and faculty members who are military veterans will be able to receive walk-in counseling under a pilot program the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center launched early February. Employees previously had to set up an appointment a week in advance to see a counselor, said Jorge Cherbosque, co-director of the UCLA Staff and Faculty […]
Students, management discuss Bruins going bananas for food smuggling
Rated as the No. 2 university for food and dining by Cappex, UCLA has invested great time and effort to fill up empty bellies. In fact, several UCLA students think regular meal times are just not enough and often proceed to smuggle large food quantities such as three bananas, five cookies and even pieces of […]
Daily Bruin wins award for California’s best college newspaper
The Daily Bruin won the California College Media Association’s award for the state’s best daily college newspaper Saturday. The award, which The Bruin won for the third straight year, was among the 12 first-place awards The Bruin won at the association’s annual contest. The Daily Bruin won 24 awards in total, including first place for […]