Construction on the $152 million Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center began Tuesday, starting with a groundbreaking ceremony held at the construction site on Westwood Plaza near Ackerman turnaround. Dozens of community members attended the ceremony to celebrate the conference center, which is scheduled to open in 2016 in place of Parking Structure […]
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Bruin Republicans commemorate 9/11 with flag display
Thousands of miniature American flags decorated the lawns of Wilson Plaza today – one for each of the 2,977 victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center 12 years ago.
USAC Recap – Sept. 10
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council unanimously approved contingency programming allocations. Campus Events Commissioner Jessica Kim and Cultural Affairs Commissioner Jessica Trumble presented to the council about Bruin […]
UCLA, USC tied at 23rd in national college rankings
UCLA tied with USC for the second year in a row in the U.S. News & World Report best national university rankings, with both schools ranked 23rd in the magazine’s list released today. Carnegie Mellon, the University of Virginia and Wake Forest University also placed 23rd in the rankings, which are based on a school’s […]
UCLA librarian adopts Powell ‘Library Cat’
A feral tuxedo cat who spent her time watching music performances in the Powell Library rotunda has found a permanent home with a UCLA librarian.
UCLA orientation sex education presentation criticized
Two first-year students recently chose not to participate in part of a sex education presentation offered at UCLA’s freshman orientation for religious reasons, prompting confusion about whether the presentation is mandatory.
Executive director brings fresh approach to Resnick Program
A red vintage model of a tractor sits next to a foam orange fruit and an old-fashioned sign for tomatoes on the bookshelves in Michael Roberts’ office in the UCLA School of Law. “I think food has a really personal meaning for all of us,” said Roberts, sitting behind his desk, his food-themed paraphernalia spread […]