The UCLA Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Virginia Steel will retire at the end of 2023, the university announced Thursday. Steel, who has been the university librarian since 2013, leads nearly all the campus libraries. Read more...
Photo: Powell Library is pictured. The UCLA librarian Virginia Steel will retire at the end of 2023, with the search for her successor set to begin in the spring. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA’s chapter of Planned Parenthood is partnering with the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center to provide a week of free sexually transmitted infections testing for students. Read more...
Photo: The Ashe Patient Portal is pictured. UCLA’s Planned Parenthood chapter partnered with the Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center to offer a week of free sexually transmitted disease testing for students. (Constanza Montemayor/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Transportation is planning to expand sustainable transportation and electric vehicle charging facilities on campus in an effort to reduce UCLA’s contributions to transportation emissions. UCLA Transportation published the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan on Feb. Read more...
Photo: An electric vehicle charging station is pictured. In February, UCLA Transportation released the Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan, which outlines plans to advance equity and environmental sustainability goals in university transportation, including changes to infrastructure and student commute options. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Students will vote on a referendum in the upcoming Undergraduate Students Association election that would fund a new program providing free access to public transportation. If the referendum is passed, each student would pay a quarterly fee of $2.65 for the Universal Access Transit Pass, a special card from LA Metro loaded with unlimited rides for undergraduate students, according to UCLA Transportation. Read more...
Photo: City buses are pictured arriving in Westwood. Students will have the opportunity to vote on an upcoming referendum to implement a quarterly student fee to gain a Universal Access Transit Pass – an LA Metro card that would offer unlimited rides for undergraduate students – through the university. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Hundreds of UCLA community members gathered at a memorial for Powell Cat on Thursday afternoon to reflect on the cat’s nearly decadelong campus legacy following their death March 9. Read more...
Photo: Powell Cat is pictured outside Kaufman Hall. A memorial was held Thursday for the unofficial campus mascot, who died March 9. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Expanded hours of UCLA SafeRide will run during finals week, offering students on-demand rides between 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. from campus to the Hill and nearby residential areas. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA SafeRide app is pictured. The transportation program will run extended hours during finals week to bring students from campus to the Hill and neighboring residential areas. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 21 at 9:18 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council President Carl King Jr. vetoed a new plan to fund nighttime Lyft rides for students following accusations that the original proposal was misleading. Read more...
Photo: A person gets into a car. The Undergraduate Students Association Council president vetoed a proposal to provide discounted Lyft rides for students after being notified of potentially misleading statistics in the presentation of the plan to the council. (Daily Bruin file photo)
