Category Archives: Campus

UC Board of Regents’ proposed fee hike spurs dissent among student governments

UCLA student governments are planning events to combat the proposed fee increase by University of California President Mark Yudof.

The Undergraduate Students Association Council will hold a phone-banking event on Bruin Walk this week to call members of the UC Board of Regents and urge them to vote against the fee hike. A “study-in” at Powell Library will also be held later tonight, among other events.

Art, science converge for Fulbright winners

Johanna Reed wants to know how eating pasta makes people feel.

To Reed, eating food has always been an emotional experience, and her latest project, making a food opera, was one of several artistic endeavours addressed at a panel on Friday.

Hosted by the UCLA Art | Sci Center & Lab, the panel sought to foster the compatibility of art and science by showing how the two are being combined in the world.

UCLA Dining Services’ website is missing meal facts

UCLA Dining Services first posted nutritional information online in 2008, but some meal items are still missing analysis.

In 2008, Dining Services purchased a software system called FoodPro, which calculates the nutritional value of the foods and recipes served on the Hill, said Joanne McGill, assistant director of business services of UCLA Dining Services.

Admiral Michael Mullen speaks at UCLA Burkle Center event with Renee Montagne

Seated casually in two oversized armchairs, Admiral Michael Mullen and National Public Radio “Morning Edition” co-host Renee Montagne looked more like they were sharing a meal than sharing war stories at the UCLA Anderson School of Management on Wednesday.