UCLA held Minority Report, a theatrical performance that aimed to educate students about diversity and race relations, on Tuesday. The department of social welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs held the event from 5 p.m. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs held a theatrical performance at the Broad Art Center Tuesday to raise social awareness on racism and other issues of diversity. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Blake Allmendinger would go up to his room when he was a child and escape to the world of mystery novels every time his parents began to fight. Read more...
Photo: English professor Blake Allmendinger said literature helped him cope with his struggles growing up, when he had to deal with a turbulent family life. Here, he is photographed in his office. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Diplomas that date from UCLA’s early history sit in Murphy Hall, waiting for retrieval by their rightful owners. Unclaimed diplomas reside in fireproof file cabinets in the Office of the Registrar because people either forget or choose not to claim them. Read more...
Photo: Old diplomas lie unclaimed in the attic of Murphy Hall. Though slightly smaller than diplomas of the past, current University of California diplomas still share many of the same features. (Ryan Leou/Daily Bruin senior staff)
People have gone homeless in less than 30 seconds from cyberattacks, an FBI agent told students and faculty at an event Wednesday. “Once you wire (the money), the bank cannot get it back,” said Michael Sohn, a supervisory special agent at the FBI. Read more...
Photo: FBI supervisory special agent Michael Sohn spoke to students, faculty and staff at presentations Wednesday about cybersecurity, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. (Raevyn Walker/Daily Bruin contributor)
Students will soon have more plant-based food options at a new bar in De Neve dining hall. De Neve dining hall is opening a flexitarian bar in January to encourage healthy, sustainable eating, said UCLA Dining Services officials in a statement. Read more...
Photo: De Neve dining hall will feature a new flexitarian bar with vegetable-centered food options in January. UCLA Dining Services initiated this move to encourage healthy, sustainable eating. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
This post was updated on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. A representative of a refugee aid organization projected a 15-year-old Syrian refugee’s drawing of his family’s beheading to illustrate how art helps children express trauma. Read more...
Photo: Leaders of several nongovernmental organizations talked to UCLA faculty and students about the Syrian refugee crisis Wednesday. (Theodora Ng/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. UCLA researchers and students are finding novel ways to battle the stigma of autism and diagnose the disorder. Read more...
Photo: Best Buddies at UCLA is a student organization on campus that aims to end the stigma against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Courtesy of Shammir Allen Khan)
