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Resilience drives army vets’ trek to South Pole

Temperatures dipped far below zero as the team of 12 people dragged sleds filled with supplies through the icy white terrain. Months earlier, they had been trained how to eat, dress and ski in order to survive the harsh environment and ski through their 13-day trek to the South Pole. For Mark Wise and his […]

Pope Francis names new cardinals from wide range of nations

Pope Francis recently appointed several cardinals from countries not typically represented in church leadership in another untraditional move that has been well-received by Catholics around the world, including at UCLA. The churchmen Francis elevated to the cardinalship include the first cardinal from Haiti and representatives from countries such as Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast […]

UCLA creates new interdisciplinary minor focusing on East Asian studies

An international department at UCLA created a new minor this quarter focused on the history and culture of some East Asian countries. The International and Area Studies Interdepartmental Program created the minor because several students had expressed interest in that option. The minor is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental by nature and offers courses about Chinese, Japanese […]

Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors

UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. As the Daily Bruin reported in November 2013, many permits posted in elevators on campus were expired or not posted. Some buildings’ elevators had posted permits with expiration dates […]

USAC to propose bylaw amendment concerning stipend increases

Undergraduate student government officials plan to submit a proposal that regulates councilmembers’ stipends to a review committee next week, in the hopes of bringing the proposal to a vote during third week. The proposal asks the Undergraduate Students Association Council to amend its bylaws to prevent future councilmembers from raising their own stipends. Members of […]