This post was updated Jan. 8 at 2:03 p.m. Buddy Al-Aydi was disowned by his family after he told his parents he was gay in November. Read more...
Photo: Buddy Al-Aydi is a first-year biochemistry student who is filing for financial independence after being disowned by his family in November. (James Schaap/Daily Bruin)
UCLA administrators implemented changes to the hiring process in hopes of fostering greater diversity within the faculty. All prospective UCLA faculty were required to complete Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statements beginning the 2018-2019 academic year. Read more...
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A student group at UCLA helped create a new engineering course which will focus on a cryptocurrency technology called Blockchain. The new course in the department of engineering was designed by Blockchain at UCLA, a student organization founded last year that offers events and discussions for students to explore blockchain technology. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Blockchain UCLA)
UCLA administrators strategized how students should respond to continual decreases in state funding as enrollment increases. Jeff Roth, associate vice chancellor of Academic Planning and Budget, said at a town hall Wednesday that general core funds per student, which is a combination of tuition fees and state support, has decreased over 30 percent since 2000. Read more...
Photo: Administrators said general core funds have decreased 35 percent, or $11,000 per student, since 2000. They said student advocacy is needed to prevent further decreases. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin)
Claire Fieldman, president: Platforms: Fieldman promised to reform sexual violence prevention training for incoming, new and returning students. She promised to increase transparency of the administration’s emergency decision-making and enhance emergency preparedness trainings. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council officers reflected on their efforts throughout the quarter. The council meets publicly Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...
Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang suggested at the “10 Questions” panel Tuesday that university could serve as bulwarks of critical thought in a world where facts are under attack. (Courtesy of Nikki Klepper/UCLA Arts)
When Scott Mulligan and two other UCLA students moved into their room, they noticed the room’s window was surprisingly dirty. “When we got to our room, the window was super dirty, and then (Andrew), Jared and I just cleaned … and then it was super clean by the end of it,” said Mulligan, a fourth-year political science student. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year mathematics student Andrew Kenner (left) and fourth-year political science student Scott Mulligan (right) both live in the Co-op, a student housing cooperative in Westwood. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
