The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will begin installing new water pipes under Sunset Boulevard and Hilgard Avenue next month, causing reduction of lanes on both streets and some other traffic-related changes. The new pipes are part of LADWP’s plan to continue water delivery to communities affected by the installation of a cover […]
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Guides walk through aspects of giving tours at UCLA
UCLA tour guides each give tours at least twice a week, showing prospective students and their families UCLA’s campus and giving them a feel for what it means to be a Bruin. Most importantly, tours help prospective students decide whether UCLA is the school for them. Daily Bruin Radio explores what it means to be […]
Luskin School of Public Affairs dean to leave UCLA
The dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, officials announced Friday. Frank Gilliam, named dean in 2008, has played roles in furthering UCLA’s civic engagement through research and partnerships within the community, according to a UCLA statement. Gilliam previously worked as a […]
USAC Student Wellness Commission to host panel on anxiety disorders
The undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission will host at panel on anxiety disorders Thursday evening in Royce Hall. The panel of four students will discuss their experiences with generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. After the students share their stories, audience members can ask questions during a short […]
Indonesian Cultural Day brings traditional market atmosphere to UCLA
The resonating tones of Indonesian gamelan music is soothing for Kaylie Tannia. She plays the gendèr, an instrument made of tuned metal bars that resembles a xylophone. About 10 musical instruments, including the gong and the double-headed kendang drum, joined the gendér on stage last week as Tannia performed in an ethnomusicology concert in Schoenberg […]
The Facing Project gives students a chance to share their stories
After Robyn Barrios learned his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, he dropped out of high school and worked a job at McDonald’s to support his family. When Barrios was accepted to UCLA, he wanted to tell his story, but was not sure how. Students like Barrios had the opportunity to share their stories in […]
Group holds series promoting Southwest Asian, North African communities
When Yaacov Tarko first heard other people describing their identities as Southwest Asian and North African, he immediately felt his Jewish identity was connected to their region and culture. His family lived in Europe after the Romans expelled Jewish people from the land they lived in the Bar Kokhba revolt, but does not identify as […]