A unit within the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion aims to increase its engagement with undergraduate students through mock graduate-level classes. Devon Carbado, associate vice chancellor of BruinX, said he came up with the idea to hold mock graduate classes at an event called “BruiNext: Pathways and Possibilities” last year. BruinX expanded the event […]
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California lacks sufficient land to support Newsom’s housing plans, report says
California does not have enough land set aside to fulfill Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s affordable housing initiative, according to an upcoming report from UCLA researchers. Newsom said throughout his campaign that he plans to build 3.5 million homes across California in the next seven years. A report from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs […]
LA City Council members express opposition to new domestic violence definition
Los Angeles City Council members opposed changes made to the definition of domestic violence on the United States Department of Justice website. The DOJ Office on Violence Against Women changed the definition of domestic violence on its website in April, limiting the definition to only felony or misdemeanor crimes. Councilmembers Paul Koretz, Nury Martinez and […]
Interfraternity Council will issue Breathalyzers to chapters for use at parties
This post was updated Feb. 12 at 3:21 p.m. Fraternity members will soon use Breathalyzers at parties to check attendees’ levels of intoxication. The UCLA Interfraternity Council updated its Risk Management Policy on Jan. 28 to require the use of Breathalyzers at parties to protect attendees’ health and safety. The policy change will not take […]
Bruin Tea: Why are Bruin Plate’s dishes always dirty?
Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. Complaint: Why are the cups at Bruin Plate always dirty? No other dining hall has that problem. Students said they have noticed dirty dishware at the Bruin Plate residential dining […]
UCLA computer science community to hold town hall seeking coursework changes
Computer science students, frustrated with the department’s lack of practical classes, are asking faculty to create coursework that better prepares them for their careers. UCLA’s chapter of Association for Computing Machinery, a student-run organization, Upsilon Pi Epsilon and the UCLA computer science department are holding a computer science town hall Feb. 20 to discuss students’ […]
Forgive yourself more: A study suggests it may help prevent cognitive decline
Self-forgiveness may be the key to preventing cognitive impairment, according to a paper published by a UCLA researcher. Researchers found lower levels of self-forgiveness were associated with greater hostility and cognitive impairment after conducting a study of a sample of American adults over 10 years. Past research has shown that high hostility was related to […]