Members of Bruin Republicans said they are uncertain about how they will vote in the California primary, after several major Republican candidates dropped out of the race. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the Oregon primary unopposed Tuesday. While some members of Bruin Republicans, a student-run conservative political organization, supported Trump even before he was […]
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Chancellor Gene Block discusses intolerant speech, freshman admission
Chancellor Gene Block meets with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and explain administrative policies and decisions. At the meeting Monday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero, Dean of Students Maria Blandizzi and Associate Vice Chancellor of University Communications and Marketing […]
Passage of #UCLAwellness Initiative Referendum expands funding for CAPS
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, plans to use funding from a student fee passed Friday to provide more counseling sessions and recruit more diverse clinicians. The #UCLAWellness Initiative Referendum will cost students $6 per quarter, $1.50 of which will go to CAPS. The rest of the money generated from the student fee will […]
UCLA community reacts to new law aimed at stubbing out underage smoking
Some Westwood smoke shop owners and UCLA students disagreed on the effectiveness of a new law that will increase the smoking age in California to 21 on June 9. Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills May 4 that will also classify electronic cigarettes as tobacco products in addition to banning smoking in all public and […]
Westwood’s Broxton Avenue parking garage to upgrade facilities
The post was updated on May 11 at 2:20 p.m. A private management company will begin operating an existing city-managed parking garage on Broxton Avenue starting July 1. The city will hire Modern Parking Inc. to manage the Broxton Avenue public parking garage, in an effort to save money on maintenance costs, said Miguel Santana, […]
Director, founders reflect on 20 years of LGBT Campus Resource Center
Twenty years ago, UCLA faculty members held secret, off-campus meetings to discuss their struggles as closeted LGBT individuals on campus. Their gatherings have since led to the establishment of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Campus Resource Center – one of the largest in the country, said Ronni Sanlo, director of the center from 1997 to […]
Volunteer Center explains rationale for ending collaboration with WOMP
The UCLA Volunteer Center cut ties with an annual volunteering event in Westwood last year to focus its resources on more meaningful projects that engage the community, center officials said. Westwood community leaders organized the Westwood Organized Meaningful Projects from 2010 to 2014. The Volunteer Center was an official sponsor until 2014 when officials decided […]