Student protesters disrupted a University of California investments planning meeting Friday at UCLA, calling for divestment from fossil fuel companies and companies some say are involved in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The students also protested against the UC’s plan to increase tuition. The UC Board of Regents Committee on […]
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Westwood BID recap – Feb. 19
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Andrew […]
Students relocate amid construction on De Neve residential buildings
Fourth-year mathematics student James Newton examined his newly renovated room in De Neve Birch last week and then wrote up an in-depth list of pros and cons about the renovations, which he posted on Facebook. Newton said he had a smooth moving process, but he noted a reduction in water pressure in the building, among […]
Hill residents urged to conserve water, power for nationwide contest
UCLA will compete for the next three weeks with over 175 college and university campuses, both American and Canadian, to save the most energy and water in its residence halls. All University of California undergraduate campuses are participating for the first time in the Campus Conservation Nationals competition, which started Monday and runs until March […]
‘Hackathon on Police Brutality Data’ shows inconsistency in reports
Kim McGill thought analyzing data on police violence was more important than celebrating romance on Valentine’s Day. McGill, co-founder of Youth Justice Coalition and activist in grassroots movements to battle inequities in the police system, worked to do this along with 50 other UCLA students and community members. They gathered at the Hackathon on Police […]
Orthopedic research at UCLA to send rodents to space
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Dr. Chia Soo turns on a video filled with the faces of injured war veterans. In her office on the edge of South Campus, she talks about the challenges of trying to rebuild […]
Q&A: Newly appointed dean shares thoughts on, goals for engineering school
UCLA announced Friday that Jayathi Murthy will be the new dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science starting Jan. 1, 2016. Daily Bruin reporter Chandini Soni spoke with Murthy, who is currently the chair of the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas at Austin, about her plans as dean […]