Friday, June 27

Bruin Audubon Society and Birding Club makes bird-watching a hoot for students

This post was updated Nov. 17 at 2:57 a.m. Bundled in jackets against the early morning fog, with binoculars and cameras strapped across their shoulders, roughly 15 students and community members entered the UCLA Mildred E. Read more...

Photo: The Bruin Audubon Society and Birding Club was founded this fall by Sam Bressler (center), a graduate student in ecology. It held birdwalks every Thursday during the first eight weeks of fall quarter to watch the birds migrating south for the winter. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin)


North Korean refugees share stories of escape and freedom

For years, Joy Kim couldn’t understand why her mother left her behind when she defected from North Korea. Until she found herself in the same position. Read more...

Photo: North Korean refugees, invited to campus by the UCLA chapter of Liberty in North Korea, spoke about their experiences escaping the country. They also discussed the differences between life in North Korea and South Korea. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)



Exhibit at Powell Library celebrates 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Students visiting Powell Library can now see a full-scale replica of a segment of the Berlin Wall to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its fall. Powell Library introduced the new exhibition in the East Rotunda on Nov. Read more...

Photo: A new exhibit at Powell’s East Rotunda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and independence for Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. (Marilyn Chavez-Martinez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


All Brains builds better campus for neurodiverse students

Going to college can be difficult for anybody, but for students with neurological differences, leaving home and entering an unknown environment presents unique challenges. Enter UCLA All Brains, an organization gaining traction on campus, which has the purpose of providing students who have neurological differences – such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia – resources to support their emotional and social well-being. Read more...

Photo: UCLA All Brains aims to provide a community for neurodiverse students on campus, offering peer mentoring and socials. It also works to increase awareness about the issues neurodiverse students face, including holding workshops with resident assistants to teach them how they can help neurodiverse students living on the Hill deal with conflicts. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Ten students receive True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award from Alumni Association

The UCLA Alumni Scholars Club recognized 10 fourth-year students Monday for outstanding achievements in community service. The UCLA Alumni Association awards the True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award to 10 seniors every year. Read more...

Photo: Ten students received the UCLA Alumni Association’s True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award for 2019. Each received a $5,000 scholarship in celebration of their volunteer and community service work during their time at UCLA. (Courtesy of Zain Delawalla/UCLA Alumni)


UCLA Health for Bruins clinic aims to increase accessibility to campus health care

An additional student clinic has been open for a year now, but remains in its pilot program because of low student use. The clinic, UCLA Health for Bruins, opened September 2018 at 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 490. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health for Bruins, a clinic for students, opened in September 2018 but has been operating as a pilot program since then. Its physicians hope to offer students health services later in the evening and, eventually, over the weekends. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)



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