Sunday, August 23

In the news:

CNN host lectures on state of democracy and importance of free press

A political commentator said journalists are canaries in a coal mine at a lecture in Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. “Press plays an absolutely vital role,” said Fareed Zakaria, a Washington Post columnist and the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. Read more...

Photo: Fareed Zakaria, the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and a Washington Post columnist, was this year’s speaker at the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Series. He talked about government attacks on the press, U.S. relations with China and North Korea and the state of democracies in the world. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Hyperledger’s Hackfest for developers and blockchain technology at UCLA

Developers discussed new ways to apply blockchain technology at an event this week. Hyperledger, a group that provides educational and networking support of software developers, hosted Hackfest, a space for developers to collaborate and share ideas about software development, at Covel Grand Horizon from Tuesday through Thursday. Read more...

Photo: More than 100 people from various technology companies attended Hackfest, a three-day event for developers to collaborate and share ideas about software development, at Covel Commons. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Club aims to promote mental health awareness by increasing cooperation

An organization on campus is spearheading a campaign to improve coordination between different mental health and suicide awareness groups at UCLA. The Green Ribbon Club will host a Mental Health Leadership Conference on Apr. Read more...

Photo: Graduate students in public health established the Green Ribbon Club at UCLA to destigmatize mental health and unify different mental health and suicide awareness groups on campus. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)


Nonprofit organization grants student entrepreneurs startup funding

Aza Steel began his entrepreneurial career as a child in Santa Cruz, selling what he called “moon dust” in old film canisters to his neighbors. Even at UCLA, Steel, who graduated in 2013, said he was more focused on solving problems around him than supporting his GPA. Read more...

Photo: Aza Steel founded Free Money for Founders, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide enterprising student startups with cash and mentorship. (Pablo Muñoz/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCPD begins to enforce traffic rules on Bird scooter riders

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 9:00 p.m. University police have begun cracking down on students who disobey traffic rules while riding electric scooters. UCPD officers asked students who were skateboarding, scootering or biking on Bruin Walk on Friday to dismount from their vehicles. Read more...

Photo: University police have begun issuing warnings to students riding Birds without helmets. Officers gave 43 warnings and three citations Friday, said UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore. (Nathan Smith/Daily Bruin senior staff)



USP holds town hall, seeks student opinion on USAC’s $100,000 allocation

Students called on the UCLA Undocumented Student Program to create more scholarships and improve resources for undocumented students at a town hall event Thursday. USP, which received $100,000 from the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s surplus funds last month, hosted a town hall to receive student feedback on where to allocate the money. Read more...

Photo: (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin) The Undocumented Student Program received $100,000 from the Undergraduate Student Association Council’s surplus funds last month.



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