Four complete strangers met in a study room at Young Research Library last Wednesday to talk about everything from the experiences of first-generation immigrants to how language affects the way we think. This was the first meeting of Thought Lounge, a new student organization at UCLA in which students gather to talk about whatever is […]
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Teams compete for Quidditch win during Harry Potter Week
Third-year political science student Tam Tran played the role of Chaser for the team Chickens and Quaffles, scoring 10 points by throwing the Quaffle through one of three hoops set up in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Saturday. The Quidditch event, featuring teams from several UCLA residential communities, marked the last day of Harry Potter […]
UCLA applies to Awards for Innovation in Higher Education
UCLA and dozens of other state universities applied this week to the state’s Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, which will appropriate a total of $50 million to schools that have made efforts to meet the governor’s higher education priorities. The Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, conducted through the California Department of Finance, will […]
3 instruments reported stolen from UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology
Three rare instruments were reported stolen from a display case in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology over winter break. The instruments, a Saraswati vina from South India, a kora from West Africa and a prima balalaika from Russia, were reported stolen Dec. 26, according to an email from university police spokesperson Nancy Greenstein and an […]
UCLA’s consumer electronics show panels discuss future of technology
One device, a digital speaker assistant, listens to the sounds in a home all day, collecting information for Amazon to personalize each marketing experience. Other gadgets are worn on the body and track fitness or surf the Web while storing personal data. Panelists at an Anderson School of Management technology showcase discussed these devices at […]
Obituary: Former dean of UCLA’s school of education noted for reforms
John Goodlad, an influential professor, researcher and former dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, died of cancer on Nov. 29 in Seattle. He was 94. Goodlad is noted across the nation for his contributions to reforming the education system at the primary and university levels. He was also known by co-workers […]
Obituary: UCLA alumnus, journalist remembered for activism
Leland L. Nichols, a UCLA alumnus, former journalist and gay rights activist who acted as a mentor to many, died Dec. 14 in San Pablo from congestive heart failur. He was 85. Nichols graduated from UCLA in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and went on to serve as an instructor in the army. […]