Friday, February 13

MATLAB software now accessible for free to all UCLA students, staff and faculty

The UCLA community can now access the programming software MATLAB for free via a campuswide license. UCLA administrators sent a campuswide email Thursday, announcing UCLA would be providing a campuswide license of the software for students, faculty and staff. Read more...

Photo: Students, faculty and staff can now access MATLAB for free via a campuswide license paid for by UCLA administrators. Students who purchased the software between Sept. 23 and Thursday are eligible for reimbursements. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)


Daily Bruin wins awards for nation’s best collegiate newspaper, websites

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 2:14 p.m. The Daily Bruin won three National Pacemaker Awards on Saturday for its newspaper, website and magazine website for the 2018-2019 year, the first time it has won in all three categories in the same year. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin received three National Pacemaker Awards on Saturday for best four-year college newspaper, website and magazine website for the 2018-2019 year. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Alumni reached new heights while exploring UCLA from its rooftops

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 1:15 p.m. Last year, if you happened to ask him, a bleached-blond political science student could tell you how to get to the rooftop of most buildings at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumni Scott Mulligan and Joseph Marynak refer to themselves as “urban explorers.” During their time at college, they scaled multiple campus buildings and explored UCLA’s underground tunnels. (Courtesy of Mackenzie Murphy)



Reasonable accessibility of on-campus elevators questioned by USAC commissioner

Lily Shaw, a student government representative, said she left her discussion in Bunche Hall early to ensure she would make it to her meeting at 7 p.m., but when she arrived at the elevator, it had already been locked. Read more...

Photo: The Bunche Hall elevators run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at night. This has caused an issue for student representative Lily Shaw who uses a wheelchair and has class in the building until 7 p.m. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)



School of engineering hosts a daylong event celebrating internet’s 50th birthday

Mark Cuban, Jameela Jamil and Ashton Kutcher were among the many noted speakers that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the internet with UCLA on Tuesday. Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of when graduate student Charley Kine, working under UCLA distinguished computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock sent a data transmission over a computer network, laying the groundwork for what later became known as the internet. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti presented Leonard Kleinrock, a distinguished computer science professor, with a key to the city. Kleinrock’s research helped develop the internet as we know it today. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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