This post was updated Oct. 24 at 3:17 p.m. Most students are unaware of it, but the iconic two-tailed green mermaid has graced Associated Students UCLA’s campus food options since August. Read more...
Photo: (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
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October 22, 12:01 am
UCLA achieves gold rating for bicycle accessibility following recent improvements
UCLA improved from a silver to gold bicycle-friendly rating for its efforts to enable bicycling to and from campus, according to an independent evaluation released Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The League of American Bicyclists gave UCLA a gold rating for its bicycle-friendly policies and infrastructure. This rating is an improvement from the silver rating UCLA earned in 2015. UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine all have a platinum rating. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 21, 11:45 pm
UCLA engineering ranked No. 9 worldwide, No. 1 among US public universities
UCLA was named No. 9 in the world for engineering and technology by Times Higher Education. THE, a company that ranks universities around the world based on their performance in research and education, released its 2020 ranking for engineering and technology Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: UCLA was ranked ninth in the world by Times Higher Education in its 2020 engineering and technology ranking. UCLA was also ranked sixth in the United States and first among American public universities in engineering and technology. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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October 20, 10:51 pm
Annual race held at UCLA raises over $400K for pancreatic cancer research
About 2,000 participants ran or walked five kilometers Sunday to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer. Runners, volunteers and families filled Wilson Plaza on Sunday morning at the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. Read more...
Photo: About 2,000 runners and walkers gathered in Wilson Plaza to participate in the 22nd Annual LA Cancer Challenge. The event’s goal was to raise funding and awareness for pancreatic cancer, and benefitted the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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October 19, 5:41 pm
Event aims to increase ‘cliteracy,’ open conversation about female sexuality
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 10:55 p.m. Sexual pleasure and accurate sexual information are essential for healthy relationships, a psychology professor said at a campus event Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Female sexuality activist and psychology professor Laurie Mintz (left) and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” actress Rachel Bloom (right) answered questions from the audience about the importance of the pleasure of sex for women at a campus event Thursday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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October 17, 11:48 pm
Enigma club members bond over RPGs, blackjack and campuswide games of vampire tag
Next week, Enigma members will don sneakers, pick up maps and chase each other across campus. This week was quieter – students gambled chips to win a set of role-playing-game dice. Read more...
Photo: Members of Enigma, a science fiction and fantasy gaming club on campus, participate in activities ranging from tabletop role-playing games to vampire tag. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin Staff)
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October 17, 11:40 pm
Black students in LA still face significant barriers in education, UCLA study finds
Educational policies have to address both in-school and out-of-school factors in order to overcome the barriers that black students face in the County of Los Angeles, a UCLA study found. Read more...
Photo: A study from the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies found that black children in Los Angeles county face educational, health and social disadvantages. Failing to recognize the connections between education, health and poverty makes it difficult for policy to effectively counter these disadvantages, according to the study. (Daily Bruin file photo)