The Westwood Business Improvement District’s Board of Directors plans to nominate its next round of board members on Thursday. The organization, commonly called the BID, consists of a board made up of property owners, merchants and one UCLA representative. It provides multiple services for the Westwood community, such as graffiti removal and tree trimming, said […]
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IDEAS to hold Immigration Awareness Week at UCLA
Members of UCLA’s undocumented student group will host events this week about immigration reform and the immigrant experience in order to clear up misconceptions about undocumented individuals. Immigration Awareness Week at UCLA will be held by IDEAS, or Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success. The week will include discussions, a film screening and a training session for […]
Submission: The term ‘illegal immigrant’ generalizes individuals
I recently read an article that was printed and plastered throughout the UCLA campus by The Bruin Standard. This campus fosters the intelligence of nearly 40,000 students and scholars – and yet here is a published work with thoughts that are rightfully entitled to be expressed, but dumbfoundingly used to suppress and oppress the voices […]
UC Board of Regents passes 2014-2015 budget despite some concerns
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California Board of Regents voted Thursday to approve a budget for current operations that assumes an increase in state funding, drawing concern from Gov. Jerry Brown and some regents about the sustainability of the University’s long-term budget model. The UC’s core 2014-2015 budget, in its current form approved by […]
Editorial: UCLA Communications Board must act to preserve journalism education
Collegiate journalism that fulfills the needs of campus readers thrives with the support of a media professional capable of guiding budding journalists. On Oct. 29, Amy Emmert, the adviser to UCLA Student Media, the umbrella organization that acts as the publisher for the Daily Bruin, seven newsmagazines and UCLA Radio, finished her final day in […]
Alexandra Tashman: Focus on high-demand courses in UC online education
As a freshman, I took Geography 5: People and Earth’s Ecosystems with nearly 600 other students. There were more people than seats in our lecture hall, and during every class, the aisles were packed with students who had to sit on the floor. Overcrowding in general education and lower division major classes is a common part […]
FISH, BruinHope partner to provide medical care to children
TIJUANA, Mexico — Tucked in between the maquiladoras, or factories on the outskirts of Tijuana, many people live with preventable diseases and without medical insurance. The children of the Tribu de Jesus shelter on the fringes of Tijuana are among the those that lack basic health care. UCLA students from two campus groups, BruinHope and […]