Editor’s note: This is part one of a three part series in which Bruin contributors Sydney Walls and Laurel Scott follow two international students through the Dashew Center’s quarter-long Language Exchange Program. Bruin: Maurice Maurer, a first-year graduate student in physics and Luis Rodriguez Quintero, a third-year chemical engineering student, have started the process of […]
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USAC recap – Feb. 2
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government that represents the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The undergraduate student government unanimously […]
USAC passes resolution to create student-run grocery store on campus
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that supported creating a student-run grocery store in an attempt to increase food security for students. Heather Rosen, president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, introduced the resolution. She said she is trying to secure a location for an on-campus student-run grocery store that aims to […]
UCPD searching for man accused of raping student on the Hill
University police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a UCLA student on the Hill Thursday night. The student told police she attended a party in the North Village about 11 p.m., where she met the man, according to a UCPD alert. The student reported the man escorted her to her dorm room and […]
UCLA Housing introduces early room sign up for roommate groups
Students who have chosen roommates for the 2016-2017 academic year will be able to choose room assignments a week earlier than students who have not. Those in verified roommate groups will be randomly given a sign-up time between Feb. 23 and Feb. 25, and students who are not in roommate groups will sign up between […]
USAC to scale back JazzReggae Festival in wake of deficits
The undergraduate student government will significantly downsize the JazzReggae Festival this spring to account for previous festivals’ financial deficits. The JRF is a festival-style event that features musical performances, food and artwork associated with the jazz and reggae culture. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Cultural Affairs Commission has organized JRF for the past 30 years. […]
Professor emeritus Paul Terasaki remembered for medical innovation
Dr. Paul Terasaki, a professor emeritus of surgery who worked in the David Geffen School of Medicine, died Monday from kidney disease. He was 86 years old. Terasaki was a pioneer in transplantation and remained dedicated to UCLA until his death, said Ricardo Ordóñez, director of management at Terasaki’s research company, One Lambda. After graduating […]