UCLA students’ children will receive the gift-wrapped presents they wish for this holiday season. The children will receive the gifts from Little Bruin Wishes, a gift drive hosted by the Bruin Resource Center’s Students with Dependents Program. The drive aims to fundraise for holiday presents for student parents and their families. Anyone can give monetary […]
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Students, faculty work on sustainability report card for LA County
UCLA faculty and students will update the County of Los Angeles’ sustainability grade based on its air quality and use of sustainable energy. The report card is a project led by the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, a research initiative out of the UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, which aims to make Los […]
UCLA groups host immigration law panel for undocumented students
Immigration attorneys and legal experts advised undocumented students about permanent residency options and how to interact with immigration officials Monday night. About 100 students, faculty, alumni and community members attended the “Know Your Rights in Immingration Law” event at the UCLA School of Law. Several organizations, including the Undocumented Student Program, the University of California Undocumented […]
Student pushes for better careers, labor practices in apparel industry
Maryam Shehata saw factory employees crowded into poorly lit rooms, working even through their breaks, when she walked through a manufacturing company in Hong Kong. “In general, there was an atmosphere of disconnect,” said Shehata, a third-year gender studies student. “There was no eye contact (between supervisors and employees) as we toured the factory, which […]
Westwood community shows mixed views on effects of marijuana legalization
Westwood community members had mixed reactions to the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California and its potential implications. 56 percent of California voters supported Proposition 64, which made it legal to use and grow marijuana for recreational purposes on Nov. 9. However, recreational marijuana cannot be sold until Jan. 1, 2018, and is only […]
UCLA students show off their skills in ‘Team Ninja Warrior’ competition
UCLA students tested their strength, speed and agility as they raced in an obstacle course against a USC team. UCLA team members Amanda Adams, James Vaughan and Carter Allen were selected to compete against a USC team in the first season of the Esquire Network show “Team Ninja Warriors: College Madness.” [Related: UCLA student groups […]
Professor’s lecture sparks debate about FDA drug approval process
One academic believes that an excessive amount of resources is wasted on the hasty pursuance of drug trials, which don’t always generate conclusive results. However, UCLA Health officials think that the drug approval process is relatively efficient. Jonathan Kimmelman, biomedical ethics professor at McGill University, Canada, spoke to medical students and health professionals about cancer […]