Hearing countless news stories about car accidents prompted Elliot Plant to think up a car suspension system that could negate the effects of bumps or potholes on the road. In front of a crowd of about 140 people at the first Perfect Pitch competition Thursday night, the third-year mechanical engineering student presented his idea to […]
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UCLA club RENOUS to hold Alzheimer’s Awareness Night
In elementary school, Alon Kashanian loved playing a Persian card game, pasur, with his grandmother for hours on end. But over time, his grandmother began to forget how to play the game. She soon needed a full-time caretaker to help with daily activities, such as eating and walking. At times, he could tell she had […]
Conference aimed to empower undocumented students
A crowd of more than a thousand people filled Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Saturday to participate in a series of workshops about information and resources available for undocumented students interested in pursuing higher education. The high school students and their parents from across Los Angeles, many of whom are undocumented, came to UCLA for the […]
USAC President’s office calls for chancellor’s apology
This post was updated on May 24 at 1 p.m. The undergraduate student government President’s office called for UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to issue a statement of apology Thursday for criticizing students’ efforts to discourage councilmembers from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. The majority of candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students […]
USAC committee discusses role of transfer representative
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Undergraduate student government officers and transfer student advocates met Thursday evening to draft the bylaws for a newly created transfer representative seat on the council. In the Undergraduate Students Association Council election earlier […]
Bruin Value Investing gives members hands-on experience
Aspiring student investors embarked on their first venture into the unpredictable realm of stocks as they made their first stock transaction earlier this month. Bruin Value Investing, a student investment group with 17 members, engages in stock investment and trade to educate its members about business investment literacy. Mike Sanghvi, the co-founder and president of […]
UC academic service workers announce second strike
University of California teaching assistants announced this week they will go on strike during finals week if the University does not meet their collective bargaining demands before then. The UC Student-Workers Union, UAW Local 2865, which represents about 12,000 UC teaching assistants, readers and other academic student employees, is one of only two systemwide bargaining […]