The Taiwanese American Social Change Initiative at UCLA kicked off the national Taiwanese American Heritage Week with a free benefit concert Monday at Carnesale Commons. Many students who attended the concert cheered and bobbed their heads to the beatbox solo during a performance by UCLA a cappella group AweChords of “Burning Bridges” by OneRepublic. About […]
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NCAA, Department of Defense fund $30 million study on concussions
Each time a UCLA football player experiences a head-on-head collision during a practice or game, researchers can track the hit to detect the speed, angle, velocity and force imparted on the athlete’s head. This new development is part of a three-year national concussion study which planted sensors in the helmets of 27 UCLA football players […]
Academic Senate, union leaders meet on faculty working conditions
Members of the UCLA Academic Senate and unions representing teachers and librarians met Wednesday to discuss working conditions for faculty and cooperation in the University of California governance system, amid what some call the increasing privatization of the University. The Faculty Association at UCLA hosted the meeting Wednesday at the UCLA Faculty Center, with about […]
Block discusses fundraising, administrative positions and office hour
Chancellor Gene Block meets with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting the campus and to explain administrative decisions. At a meeting Monday, Block discussed the Centennial Campaign for UCLA and campus fundraising, his scheduled trips abroad, the new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion position and funding […]
UCLA’s 12th Relay for Life raises money for American Cancer Society
Losing her mother to cancer sparked Laura Kaufman’s decision to join Colleges Against Cancer as a first-year student at UCLA, and she has participated in Relay for Life every year since. The 24-hour event, which began at noon on Saturday at UCLA, is organized by Colleges Against Cancer to fundraise for the American Cancer Society, […]
Students call USAC candidate’s parody of opponent’s video homophobic
Some students and LET’S ACT! supporters are calling a video that surfaced Wednesday homophobic because it showed a Bruins United candidate parodying her opponent’s campaign video. Ruhi Patil, a Bruins United candidate for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner, danced in the video, mimicking her opponent’s choreographed dance from a promotional recording encouraging students […]
Hill Top Shop to relocate to Bruin Café for summer renovations
The Hill Top Shop will move from its usual spot to Bruin Café for the summer as workers renovate the store. The shop, which is the main convenience store on the Hill, has not had any renovations or remodeling since its establishment in the early 1990s. The store will operate as a pop-up shop in […]