The conflict in Ukraine came to the forefront in Hillary Clinton’s lecture at UCLA, as she again denounced Russia’s recent intervention in the country’s region of Crimea. The former Secretary of State and First Lady gave her talk as part of the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership, funded by an endowment from Meyer and Luskin […]
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UCLA students revive Chess Club, hope to recruit more members
Black-and-white checkered boards cover the tables in John Wooden Center’s games lounge as the UCLA Chess Club gathers to practice and strategize. On a center table, the team sets up one of its favorite boards – a blue and red platform that is played with toy human chess pieces dressed as USC and UCLA football […]
Bruin organizes campus’ first Diabetes Day
At 14 years old, Megan Cory was eating much more than her age would suggest, but losing an alarming amount of weight. She remembers always being thirsty and being fatigued. After smelling the sweetness on her breath and hearing about her other symptoms, Cory’s physician was able to diagnose her with diabetes. Cory, now the […]
UCLA club brings fresh produce to student community
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Three students stood before half a dozen crates of sun-kissed strawberries and bundles of broccoli, grinning from ear to ear as if they were looking into a treasure chest. “Oh wait, let’s just […]
Animal adoption stalls put up at Farmers Market
Thursday was a good day for 7-year-old Troy – a small black Chihuahua who used to live on the streets of Los Angeles. Despite being the oldest dog at the adoption stall at the Westwood Village Farmers Market, he was the first to find a new home. A staff member in the kidney transplant team […]
Tracking our trash: UCLA diversifies efforts to reach zero waste in six years
The process begins with a bottle tossed absentmindedly into a recycling bin. But this is only the beginning of its journey. Along with the rest of UCLA’s massive amount of waste, it will interact with multiple coordinating organizations and sometimes travel thousands of miles. The double bins have become ubiquitous on campus, beckoning people to […]
Students voice opinions on USAC divestment resolution
Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around this article, commenting has been closed. Lines of students stretched the length of Ackerman Grand Ballroom Tuesday night as an impassioned discussion unfolded about a controversial undergraduate student government divestment resolution. More than 500 students attended the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting to support or criticize […]