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In the news:

’10 Questions’ beholds beauty in film, theater, art and evolutionary biology

This post was updated Oct. 24 at 9:05 p.m. The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. Read more...

Photo: UCLA faculty from different fields such as film and ecology and evolutionary biology responded to the question “What is beauty?” at the panel Tuesday. (Courtesy of Hannah Burnett/UCLA Arts)



On-campus coupons for students with meal plans increase in value by $1

Students with meal plans can now save an extra dollar with meal coupons for on-campus restaurants. The Associated Students UCLA announced Oct. 5 that UCLA Dining Services has increased the value of dorm coupons by $1, bringing the value up to $3.45 from $2.45. Read more...

Photo: Associated Students UCLA announced Oct. 5 that UCLA Dining Services has increased the value of dorm coupons by $1, bringing the value up to $3.45 from $2.45. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Founders of tortilla company hope to eventually sell food to UCLA Dining

Ronald Alcazar spent years honing his family’s tortilla recipe with his mother for he and his brother’s new tortilla company. Today, the two UCLA alumni have their own tortilla factory and hope to sell their tortillas to UCLA Dining Services. Read more...

Photo: Anthony and Ronald Alcazar started their tortilla company, Mr. Tortilla, while Ronald Alcazar was attending UCLA in 2012. They have since opened their own factory and created different types of tortillas, such as one that is chipotle flavored.


Students, reporter, congressman acknowledge political potential of social media

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 8:11 p.m. An NBC News reporter said that Snapchat and other social media platforms will play a big role in political outreach during this year’s midterm elections at an event on campus Monday. Read more...

Photo: MSNBC reporter Savannah Sellers visited UCLA Monday to appeal to college-aged voters as part of a tour of swing district universities. (Megana Sekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


New UCLA Library program will begin digitizing cultural items for preservation

A new conservation initiative at UCLA Library will help digitize at-risk cultural items and share them on a UCLA-hosted website. UCLA Library announced Oct. 9 the creation of Documenting Global Voices, a program that aims to preserve endangered symbolic materials of cultures. Read more...

Photo: Documenting Global Voices will identify, fund and collaborate with international organizations that lack the necessary infrastructure and resources to preserve cultural heritage objects. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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