School of Public Health dean retires after nearly a decade of service

The assistant dean of student affairs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will retire after eight years of helping students navigate graduate school. David Clark said he is proud the number of students enrolled at the School of Public Health has doubled during his tenure. He added he has enjoyed traveling the country […]

Bruin Café wraps in eco-friendly paper packaging

Bruin Café now packs its sandwiches in eco-friendly paper wrapping as part of a cost-saving plan implemented mid-February. The new packaging is made of recyclable parchment paper wrapping, said Jeff Berman, general manager for Bruin Café and a senior food services manager for UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services. He added the recipes or sizes of […]

USAC campaign aims to provide students with free menstrual products

An undergraduate student government office will set up a menstrual product donation box outside Kerckhoff Hall 313 Wednesday, and create free kits for students available in Kerckhoff offices next quarter. Aaliya Khan, an Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative, said she started the Menstrual Product Campaign because students do not have access to free menstrual […]

Sweetfin Poké to bring new flavors into Westwood with Hawaiian menu

A Santa Monica-based Hawaiian seafood restaurant will open its second branch in Westwood Village by early summer. Sweetfin Poké will be located at 800 Degrees’ old to-go location next to Peet’s Coffee and Tea on Westwood Boulevard. Customers will be able to build their own poké bowl or choose from a list of pre-selected combinations, […]

Clean energy experts discuss future of sustainable energy at panel

Experts discussed the future of climate change, nuclear energy and other global sustainability topics Tuesday afternoon at a panel held to envision which energy sources will play a prominent role in 2050. The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability organized “Powering Earth 2050,” as part of the “Oppenheim Lecture Series,” at the UCLA Anderson […]

Q&A: Co-chairs of Revolution Club at UCLA discuss goals, beliefs

Editor’s note: The following story uses two sources who asked to remain anonymous to ensure their personal safety. The sources said they received death threats after stepping on an American flag at a past protest. The Revolution Club at UCLA, a pro-communism club students created in 2014 to speak out against capitalism and imperialism, held […]

UCLA Extension crafts “A Class of Beer” to be offered in spring

Throughout high school and college, Tomm Carroll hated beer. The taste, color and style of regional, yellow lagers all bored him, he said. But when independent breweries began opening across the U.S. in the 1980s, different flavors from around the world arrived in the form of craft beer. “I became interested in beer when beer […]