Chris Roberts was born to be a broadcaster, according to his longtime radio partner and mentee Matt Stevens. “They enjoyed listening to Chris because it was Chris,” Stevens said. Read more...
Photo: Chris Roberts, a longtime broadcaster for UCLA basketball and football teams, died May 12. (Courtesy of Scott Chandler/UCLA Athletics)
A UCLA-sponsored artist unveiled the Grieving Sun Mural, a community artwork project aimed at shedding light on the power of collective grief, on Wednesday. The mural, which was created by UCLA arts faculty and members of the wider Los Angeles community, was unveiled outside Perloff Hall alongside a soundscape of music, bird calls and recordings of people telling their stories of grief playing from nearby temporarily installed speakers. Read more...
Photo: Marlené Nancy Lopez, the activist-in-residence for cityLAB, unveiled the mural Wednesday. The mural will be at Perloff Hall until Friday. (Halinda Yu/Daily Bruin)
Hundreds of prospective transfer students attended Transfer Bruin Day on Saturday to get their first authentic Bruin experience. UCLA hosted a University Welcome with Chancellor Gene Block and an information fair to answer questions on academic life, financial aid and campus resources. Read more...
Photo: Students are pictured exploring Transfer Bruin Day. Prospective transfer students visited booths for information and campus resources. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s current policy on taking care of stray cats on the Hill has left student caretakers and fans worried about their furry companions’ futures. The cats on the Hill, with student-given names such as Sproul Cat, Big Mama – also known as Tux – and Cali, have become well-known to residents. Read more...
Photo: Two of the stray cats on the Hill are pictured. Caretakers and students are concerned about the cats’ health following UCLA’s policy on feeding stray cats. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 10 at 12:03 a.m. Even from a young age, Evan Kleiman has always loved baking. As the host of KCRW radio station’s “Good Food,” a program about food, cooking and culture, Kleiman attended the annual celebration of PieFest at Dickson Plaza on April 30. Read more...
Photo: Pies at the annual PieFest are pictured. The event attracted thousands of people to enjoy free slices of pie and learn the stories behind the creations. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA students and faculty expressed mixed feelings about the impact of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools on academic honesty, learning and society. ChatGPT is a product developed by OpenAI, an AI research and development company, that interacts with the user conversationally. Read more...
Photo: (Megan Wu/Daily Bruin)
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is a super bloom? Read more...
Photo: A set of flowers blowing in the wind is pictured. Most of the plants involved in super blooms are annual plants – those that only flower once in their lifetime, according to Felipe Zapata, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
