Bruin Republicans hosted its annual 9/11 memorial Thursday at the Schoenberg quad. About 2,980 flags with numbers on them, representing the individuals who died in the terrorist attacks 13 years ago, decorated the lawn. Jake Kohlhepp, the external vice president for the group and a third-year political science and economics student, said he hopes the […]
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USAC recap – Sept. 9
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. During summer, council meetings take place Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The council unanimously approved contingency programming allocations. Cheryl […]
UCLA ranks 23rd nationally, edges out USC in 2015 college rankings
UCLA was ranked the 23rd-best university in the country again in the widely regarded 2015 U.S. News and World Report college rankings released Monday. The university was ranked two slots above USC, its crosstown rival. Last year, UCLA was tied for 23rd with USC, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Virginia and Wake Forest University. […]
Alumnus Derek Bolin preserves UCLA tapes, brings back historical voices
The still-frame photos of the speakers from the 1960s and 1970s remain fixed on the screen, but in the background, their grainy yet commanding voices demand equality, demean politicians and prompt audiences of UCLA students to laugh and cry. The speeches are part of a decaying collection of talks by politicians, entertainers and activists who […]
UCLA grad students’ website ApplyMap helps with college admissions
A new website launched by UCLA graduate students aims to help high schoolers navigate the college application process by sifting through university options and presenting students with the best matches for them. The free website, ApplyMap, provides students with college matches based on their high school academic performance and college preferences using an algorithm crafted […]
Bruin Bash 2014 tickets to be distributed online, not on campus
For the first time since Bruin Bash started 11 years ago, members of Greek life will not receive priority passes to the concert, and no tickets will be distributed to students on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Dr. Joseph K. Perloff, renowned UCLA cardiologist, dies at 89
Dr. Joseph K. Perloff, a renowned cardiologist who brought international recognition to UCLA‘s cardiology program, died Aug. 17 in his home in Los Angeles from complications due to coronary artery disease. He was 89. Perloff’s friends and family knew him as a man with unlimited drive and curiosity and as a cardiologist who was nothing […]