With multifactor authentication, UCLA trades in convenience for security

UCLA experts said while multifactor authentication may protect users’ personal information, requiring them to authenticate frequently is redundant. All UCLA students are required to use multifactor authentication to log in to their MyUCLA account starting April 17. Multifactor authentication is a security enhancement system that requires users to provide two methods of identification when logging […]

City and crime editor Jacob Preal appointed as 2018-2019 editor in chief

The UCLA Communications Board appointed an assistant News editor as the next editor in chief of the Daily Bruin in a meeting Monday night. Jacob Preal, a second-year political science student, was officially appointed after receiving the staff’s endorsement at a hearing Friday night. Preal said he wants to develop The Bruin’s online presence and […]

UCLA administrators discuss MFA, electric scooters, Westwood lawsuit

Chancellor Gene Block said following the University of California Board of Regents’ decision in March to raise nonresident tuition, UCLA wants to continue providing assistance to students using private scholarships. Block, who was joined by several administrators, including Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Jerry Kang, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck, Interim Vice Chancellor […]

UCPD to crack down on electric scooters, issue citations over warnings

University police will more strictly enforce traffic laws regarding electric scooters, bikes and skateboards starting this week. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said the department will assign officers to different areas on and near campus where many students ride electric vehicles, including the dismount zone along Bruin Walk. UCPD began to issue warnings and citations to […]

Blaze Pizza to light up UCLA dining scene with location in South Campus

Students can build their own pizzas at a new restaurant on campus. Blaze Pizza, a Pasadena-based franchise that serves customized pizzas and salads, opened Monday in the Court of Sciences Student Center. Associated Students UCLA decided to replace the Bombshelter Bistro with the pizzeria because it was looking for a pizza franchise but did not […]

UCIP discusses support for undocumented, international students in Q&A session

UCLA administrators said the university is providing economic and legal support in order to help undocumented and international students navigate changing federal immigration policy at an event Thursday. Chancellor Gene Block and four members of his Advisory Council on Immigration Policy, which was created in March 2017 to analyze the implications for UCLA of new […]

Part of Sunset Boulevard to be inaccessible for resurfacing

A portion of Sunset Boulevard will be restricted to two lanes over the weekend because of street resurfacing. The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services will cold plane and resurface the portion of the street from Westwood Plaza to Veteran Avenue, according to a media release. This section of Sunset Boulevard will be […]