The third annual Los Angeles Women’s March featured Cheeto-themed chants and posters, pink “pussy” hats and conversations about intersectional feminism. Thousands of protestors, including dozens of UCLA students, gathered in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to show their support for women’s rights, but also immigrants’ rights, racial equality and health care reform. Turnout was lower […]
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Alumnus merges math degree and melodies in budding songwriting career
Nick Marechal occasionally melds his mathematics Ph.D. into the blues-influenced music he plays. The UCLA alumnus has played blues-rock music since adolescence, but only in the past few years did he decide to make music his full-time career. On Jan. 25, he and his band will perform at the Canyon, a music venue in Agoura […]
UCLA Housing app pilots feature allowing students to track meal swipe balance
Students can now check on their phones how many meal swipes they have left. UCLA Housing piloted a feature on the UCLA Housing phone application Jan. 7 that lets dorm residents track their meal swipe balance, after surveying students and hosting a series of focus groups last quarter. UCLA Housing developed the app with Modo […]
‘LA Metro Project’ web series highlights unseen diversity of Los Angeles scene
Los Angeles is more than just one city – it’s Brentwood and Culver City, Santa Monica and Inglewood, Westwood and more. However, the different sides of the city aren’t well represented in film, said Matthew Oquendo, director of “LA Metro Project,” a new web series that connects each episode by way of the Metro. The […]
UCLA gymnastics continues to dazzle on floor during Collegiate Challenge win
Gracie Kramer jumped off the podium after her floor routine and fell into the arms of coach Valorie Kondos Field. For the second straight meet, the junior scored just shy of a perfect 10. Kramer’s 9.925 was the first of five scores of 9.925 or above – including a 10 by senior Katelyn Ohashi – […]
Art show seeks to highlight diverse roles in the environmental justice movement
Repurposed trash will be the focus of UCLA’s upcoming art show: “Our Ecological Footprint: Expressions of Environmentalism.” The show will kick off the UCLA Renewable Energy Association’s Waste Awareness Week on Monday. Held at the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, the event will feature student-made pieces, including interactive exhibits, poetry readings, sculptures and photography – all created […]
Men’s basketball escapes Eugene with overtime comeback victory over Oregon
The Bruins brought their winning ways out on the road. UCLA men’s basketball (10-6, 3-0 Pac-12) erased a 17-point second half deficit en route to an 87-84 overtime victory over Oregon (9-6, 0-2) in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday night. With the win, the Bruins clinched their first 3-0 start to conference play since the 2012-2013 […]