Friday, June 27

Tech Gala gives students opportunity to present technological projects

Students showcased their technological projects, ranging from story-building games to user-interface tools, at a UCLA technology gala Monday evening. The Association of Computing Machinery hosted its annual Tech Gala in the Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room this year, where students can present technological projects they have been working on. Read more...

Photo: The Association of Computing Machinery held its annual tech gala Monday. All students were invited to submit technological projects to be judged by representatives from Facebook and UCLA computer science professors and compete for prizes including AirPods and an Amazon Echos. (Keaton Larson/Daily Bruin)


New taco restaurant brings authentic Mexican food to Westwood

A Tijuana-inspired taco franchise launched its second Los Angeles storefront in Westwood with a free taco promotion Friday evening. Victor Delgado and Jorge Alvarez-Tostado, the owners of Tacos 1986, created the franchise back in 2018 as a taco stand traveling around Los Angeles, making stops in Venice, Smorgasburg and Koreatown. Read more...

Photo: Clients eat tacos on the white counters in front of Tacos 1986, a Tijuana, Mexico, inspired taco joint that opened in Westwood Village on Friday. The red-and-white shop features an open kitchen and no seating. (Martín Bilbao/Daily Bruin senior staff)


CERT Club organizes safety fair to spread awareness on emergency practices

A student-led initiative hosted a safety fair Thursday at Bruin Plaza to educate the UCLA community on how to respond to emergencies. The Community Emergency Response Team Safety Fair was organized by the CERT Club, a student organization partnered with the UCLA American Red Cross Club and UCLA’s Office of Emergency Management. Read more...

Photo: University of California Police Department officer Paul Wells demonstrates how to deliver a dose of Narcan, a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdose. Wells was one of several at the CERT safety fair, held Thursday on Bruin Walk.(Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)


Grupo Folklórico de UCLA grows family through teaching traditional Mexican dances

Students walking by Pauley Pavilion after sundown can often see dancers tapping and swinging their feet to the rhythm of Mexican folk music. For the dancers, members of Grupo Folklórico de UCLA, the activity is a way to promote Mexican culture and teach traditional dance styles to fellow UCLA students while building a community through the group. Read more...

Photo: Grupo Folklórico dances behind Pauley Pavilion on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The group practices dancing to traditional Mexico folk music and puts on performances for local organizations. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Aqua-jogging club dives into injury rehab, makes strides for inclusive exercise

This post was updated Feb. 4 at 9:02 p.m. Five students crossed the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Park Pool at sundown in a huddle, bobbing up and down as they jogged to propel themselves the length of the pool and back. Read more...

Photo: Kelsey Dempsey (center), a second-year pre-communication student, started aqua-jogging as a rehabilitation exercise after an injury in high school. Since coming to UCLA, Dempsey has gathered her friends, including Kaylee Johnson (left), a first-year pre-communication student, and Helen Gunn (right), a second-year psychology student, to continue the exercise. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Anti-hazing advocate speaks at UCLA, pushing for students to speak up

This post was updated Jan. 30 at 1:52 p.m. Hazing killed Lianne Kowiak’s son in college. She says stopping hazing is everyone’s responsibility. Roughly 250 people attended a speech by Kowiak, an anti-hazing advocate, at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Club on Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Lianne Kowiak’s son died as a result of hazing in 2008. She now travels to high schools and colleges across the country telling his story and advocating for stricter anti-hazing laws. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin)


$25M donation makes Yanai Initiative a permanent program

The Yanai Initiative, which connects UCLA to Waseda University in Japan to study Japanese literature and culture, will become a permanent fixture on campus after a $25 million donation. Read more...

Photo: The Yanai Initiative was established in 2014 after a $2.5 million donation from Tadashi Yanai, founder of the Japanese clothing company UNIQLO. Yanai donated an additional $25 million Jan. 15, making the initiative a permanent campus entity. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)



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