Several students said they think the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television misled applicants about its admissions process this year. John Caldwell, vice chair of undergraduate studies in the film, television and digital media department, said department officials decided they would no longer accept applications from internal transfer students for the Film, Television and […]
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UC announces $8.4M annual allocation to support undocumented students
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced that her office will allocate $8.4 million annually for three years to provide loans, legal support and other services for undocumented students. Five million dollars of the annual funding will be allocated to the UC DREAM loan program, proposed by Napolitano and authorized in the state legislature in […]
The Who to receive lifetime achievement award at Spring Sing 2016
The post was updated on May 11 at 2:55 p.m. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award during Spring Sing 2016 on May 21, organizers announced Tuesday. Lead singer Daltrey formed the band during high school in the United Kingdom in 1961, though it became known as The […]
Junior guard/forward Noah Allen transferring to University of Hawai’i
UCLA men’s basketball player Noah Allen will transfer to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, the university announced Tuesday afternoon. The junior guard/forward played in 24 of the Bruins’ 32 games this season, where he averaged 6.4 minutes, 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds. His best performance came in the final game of the season at […]
Teaming up to beat heart disease
At the age of 15, Sameer Jafri accidentally became the poster child for sudden cardiac death awareness. Jafri said he was approached by a photographer with the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation while waiting in line to get a screening for heart abnormalities after baseball practice. “A photographer saw me standing in line in […]
Students approve all four referenda on USAC election ballot
Students voted to pass all four referenda on the undergraduate student government election ballot Friday. More than half of students who voted in the election supported The Green Initiative Fund referendum, the Social Justice Referendum of 2016, the #UCLAwellness Referendum and the Daily Bruin and Bruinwalk.com Referendum. The 2016 election had a voter turnout of […]
Social Justice Referendum supporters continue campaigning despite sanction
Editor’s note: The referenda on the USAC ballot do not directly compete with one another, but in the interest of full transparency, we believe it is worth noting one of the referenda on this year’s ballot directly benefits the Daily Bruin financially. As such, members of the Bruin’s staff will not report any violations to the […]