This post was updated Jan. 30 at 10:11 a.m. University police are searching for two men involved in an alleged armed assault Tuesday. The two men allegedly assaulted two people with a handgun at Hitch Suites before fleeing toward Sunset Boulevard, according to a UCPD crime alert. Read more...
Photo: Two men were allegedly involved in an armed assault at Hitch Suites on Tuesday. University police are searching for the two men. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Electric bike company Wheels showcased a new bike model with an integrated helmet during a North Westwood Neighborhood Council committee meeting Jan. 14. The transportation and safety committee of the NWWNC, which represents Westwood and UCLA to the Los Angeles City Council, met with Wheels representatives to discuss the new model. Read more...
Photo: Electric bike company Wheels is one of three companies that is permitted to park on campus, according to an agreement with UCLA. Representatives from Wheels informed a committee of a new model with an integrated helmet system Jan. 14. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
Medical student Neha Akkad called her friend and classmate Stephanie Pham in a panic one night. She couldn’t find the confidential patient information cards she had taken notes on during their shift together. Read more...
Photo: Stephanie Pham, a fourth-year medical student, died Dec. 31. She is remembered by teachers and friends as thoughtful, kind and intelligent. (Courtesy of Annie Pham)
Aritra Mullick had a midterm Monday at 8 a.m., but was at the UCLA QWER Hacks event the weekend before working on an app that would distinguish recyclable material from trash. Read more...
Photo: UCLA and non-UCLA students filled Ackerman Grand Ballroom for Major League Hacking’s first LGBTQ+ hackathon, in which teams participants raced to create a software program within 24 hours. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:11 a.m. UCLA will phase out single-use plastics across all campus operations starting this summer, campus organizations announced Friday. Read more...
Photo: The California Public Interest Research Group and the UCLA office of sustainability announced Friday that UCLA will phase out single-use plastics across all campus operations starting July. CALPIRG is working to make the policy UC-wide. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
In Alex Korb’s office hours, students talking about their mental health is typical. “Students will come to me in office hours to talk about their mental health problems, and they’ll preface it with, ‘Well, I’m not sure if this is what office hours are supposed to be about,’ and I’m always like, ‘Well, of course (it is),’” said Korb, who teaches Psychiatry 79: “Applied Positive Neuroscience: Skills for Improving Productivity and Wellbeing.” Another class, Community Health 179: “Life Skills for College Students,” and Korb’s class both aim to teach students skills they can use in their everyday lives in college. Read more...
Photo: (Jae Su/Daily Bruin)
Students can now opt in for gender-inclusive housing, a housing option for students to room with people who do not share the same gender, directly in the housing application. Read more...
Photo: Students can now opt in for gender-inclusive housing options on the university housing application without having to submit an additional form. This change comes after months of discussion between housing administrators and student government officials. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
