Students who find themselves eating alone on the Hill have a new way to find a dining partner. With the Bruin Dine app, which was launched by three UCLA students, students are matched with a stranger for a meal. Since its creation last week, 97 students have searched for matches. The students created the app […]
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UC system forms largest donor bloc for Clinton presidential campaign
University of California employees and affiliates comprise the largest bloc of donors to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in the 2016 election cycle, according to data from the Federal Election Commission. According to FEC campaign filings, Clinton’s presidential campaign received about $1.3 million from employees and students within the UC system in 2016. Employees from Google’s […]
UCLA announces new location for graduate student fitness center
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 7:15 p.m. UCLA officials announced a new location for the Kinross Recreation Center on Tuesday. UCLA will build the new fitness center in the northwest end of Parking Lot 36, by Veteran Avenue and Kinross Avenue, said Michael Deluca, assistant vice chancellor of campus life, and Wendy Windsor, […]
De Neve to introduce flexitarian bar, offer plant-based protein options
Students will soon have more plant-based food options at a new bar in De Neve dining hall. De Neve dining hall is opening a flexitarian bar in January to encourage healthy, sustainable eating, said UCLA Dining Services officials in a statement. Flexitarianism is a primarily plant-based diet that includes occasional consumption of meat. The station […]
63-year-old dies after falling from UCLA Biomedical Library
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 4:05 p.m. A 63-year-old man died after falling from the UCLA Biomedical Library on Oct. 28. The Los Angeles County coroner identified the death as a suicide. UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein said UCPD responded to reports of a person falling from the roof or window at 11:30 a.m. She added […]
CSO Evening Van Service may pick up a mobile app for efficiency
Students are dissatisfied with the campus van service that picks students up in the evening, according to a survey administered by undergraduate student leaders. The USAC Facilities Commission gathered testimony from students who used the Community Service Officer Evening Van Service over the past two weeks and shared their findings at a meeting Thursday. The commission […]
New outdoor space near Powell, Humanities powers up student studying
UCLA officials finished constructing the first outdoor study space between Powell Library and the Humanities Building early last week. The Office of Instructional Development and UCLA Facilities Management collaborated to install several study benches with power outlets in the space during spring quarter, and completed the project this fall. “A lot of other campuses provide […]