Greek Week, the annual UCLA fraternity and sorority philanthropy event, is donating this year to the Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, with $2,700 already fundraised for the July event. Money raised during Greek Week will sponsor individual athletes participating in the games. Greek Week is a series of activities […]
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BruinCards to transition from swipes to taps
Students will soon be able to enter dining halls or purchase drinks from vending machines with just a tap – and not a swipe – of their BruinCards. The change in the BruinCard system is the last phase of the two-year BruinCard Replacement Project, which has an estimated budget of $4 million, according to a […]
Muslim Student Association holds vigil for Chapel Hill shooting victims
The Muslim Student Association at UCLA held a peace and prayer vigil Thursday to mourn the fatal shooting of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. About 100 individuals bowed their heads and lit candles as speakers from the Muslim Student Association expressed their reactions to the killings. During the […]
North Village remains poorly lit despite safety concerns
When it comes to lighting the streets of Westwood’s North Village, many students are in the dark. Improving poorly lit areas of Westwood is an issue that has cycled in and out of Undergraduate Students Association Council elections and local government meetings for decades. Though some students in the residential area between Veteran and Gayley […]
UCLA leads Oregon State 40-25 at the half
In his team’s first meeting with Oregon State in January, coach Steve Alford deemed the opening half “The Payton Show,” after the Beavers’ Gary Payton II took over the game in the period’s final few minutes. While Payton II delivered a fine follow-up, the Bruins’ sharp shooting stole the show in the first half of […]
Four UCLA-led research projects awarded $1.7 million from UC MRPI
Four UCLA-led projects won a total of $1.7 million in research grants Monday for work that involves collaboration between University of California campuses. UCLA professors won the grant from the UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives competition, which gives funding to researchers who are leading a project that involves a minimum of three campuses, or […]
UC-operated Lick Observatory receives $1M donation from Google
Google announced Tuesday that it gave a $1 million gift to the University of California’s Lick Observatory to support the observatory’s research and academic mission. The donation, which will be split into two $500,000 allocations, will add to the observatory’s $1.5 million annual allocation from the UC Office of the President. The money will be […]