A new loading dock for campus deliveries opened underneath the engineering building Feb. 13. Associated Students UCLA moved its loading dock location because the expansion of the engineering building blocked off the road to the original dock’s driveway. The old dock was located inside Ackerman Union behind the student store. Officials also chose to move […]
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Bruin Café to remain open until 2 a.m. on weekends
This post was updated Feb. 23 at 10:05 a.m. Residents of the Hill will once again have access to late night food options from Bruin Café. Bruin Café will remain open with a limited menu until 2 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning March 5, according to a post on the UCLA Housing […]
UC President Janet Napolitano selects new chancellor of UC Davis
University of California President Janet Napolitano selected the dean of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Engineering to be the new chancellor of UC Davis on Tuesday. The UC Regents will meet at UCLA on Thursday to vote on the terms of Gary May’s proposed appointment. May would take over for chancellor Linda Katehi, […]
Student learning assistant program at UCLA expands to more classes
Students can guide their peers through classes in a growing program called Learning Assistants at UCLA. Learning assistants are students who help other students learn alongside regular teaching assistants and professors. This quarter, 11 professors had learning assistants in their classes, an increase from five in fall quarter and three last spring, when the program […]
Fallen tree damages Westwood apartment on Kelton Avenue
A tree fell and damaged a Kelton Avenue apartment shortly after noon Friday. Los Angeles Fire Department deployed crews to 617 1/2 Kelton Ave. at about 12:15 p.m. The tree broke through the roof and window of the building, said Madeleine Whittle, a fourth-year anthropology student, who was in the room the tree smashed into. […]
Assemblymember proposes tuition freeze for public universities
A state legislator introduced a bill Feb. 9 that would freeze tuition at public universities and colleges in California. Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democratic assemblymember from Orange County, proposed the Student Protection Act, which would leave tuition and school fees at the amount charged on Dec. 31, 2016 through the 2019 to 2020 academic year at […]
Student leaders revisit last year’s SJR contract before USAC elections
This post was updated 11 p.m. on Feb. 16. Several campus groups signed a contract last year that threatened to financially penalize those who failed to support a referendum. Eight mother organizations agreed to only support the Social Justice Referendum and not endorse any candidates in the 2016 Undergraduate Students Association Council election. The contract refers […]