A student stood up in class Wednesday morning to protest the professor who continued to lecture during the campus shooting. “I don’t think you’re taking this seriously,” the student said, according to a classmate. “People’s lives are in danger and we’re just sitting here in class.” The classmate, second-year physiological science student Erika Monasch, said […]
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Student groups to hold events discussing feminist ideals
Two student groups are hosting events this week to discuss different views on feminism. Bruin Republicans will host “Feminism is Cancer,” with conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos on Tuesday. In response, the Bruin Consent Coalition will host “Feminism is Cool” on Thursday. Bruin Republicans invited Yiannopoulos because he is a leading voice against third-wave feminism, said […]
Center for Latino Arts preserves cultural heritage at UCLA
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music held an inauguration ceremony for the UCLA Center for Latino Arts on Sunday. The UCLA Center for Latino Arts will expose the UCLA community to Latino art, said professor Steven Loza, director of the UCLA Center for Latino Arts and chair of the department of ethnomusicology. He said […]
UCLA employee files lawsuit alleging UCPD racially profiled him
This post was updated May 26 at 3:21 p.m. A UCLA employee accused university police of racially profiling him during a 2014 arrest in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Claudius Gaines, a UCLA Facilities Management worker, alleged a UCPD officer assaulted and falsely imprisoned him during a traffic stop in the North Village in 2014 because […]
Q&A: UC student regent nominee discusses motivation, plans for change
A University of California Board of Regents committee nominated Paul Monge to be the student regent for the 2017-2018 academic year. Monge, a UC Berkeley law student, spoke with the Daily Bruin’s Ryan Leou to discuss what motivated him to become student regent and how he plans to address student issues. The board will vote […]
English TA allows students to pursue multiple ways to earn their As
Students in Jack Caughey’s class can turn in annotated McDonald’s menus and “interview” poems for class assignments. Caughey, a teaching assistant for English 4W: “Critical Reading and Writing,” encourages students to build their own syllabi. He said he thinks students can learn analytical skills by close-reading everything from classical literature to fast-food advertisements. “The fundamental […]
UCLA names University of Michigan professor as dentistry school dean
UCLA officials appointed a new dean for the UCLA School of Dentistry on Tuesday. Paul Krebsbach, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, will succeed Dr. No-Hee Park, who has served since 1998, as the eighth dean of the dentistry school June 30. Krebsbach is the Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry at […]