This post was updated Sept. 11 at 9:18 a.m. Clementine Bordeaux, a member of the Rosebud Lakota tribe, said she was surprised when the Los Angeles City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with a holiday honoring indigenous peoples. Read more...
Photo: Native American students and activists said they think Los Angeles’ decision to create an Indigenous Peoples Day will bring more attention to Native American issues, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A 2017-2018 report published Wednesday ranked the UCLA as the nation’s top public university. Times Higher Education, a magazine that reports on higher education, published their World University Rankings report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA 15th in the world, a drop from 14th last year. Read more...
Photo: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked UCLA 15th worldwide, ahead of UC Berkeley, which ranked 18th. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA School of Law is creating a new trial advocacy program following a $1 million donation from one of its alumni. A. Barry Cappello’s donation is funding the A. Read more...
Photo: UCLA School of Law alumnus donated $1million to create a new trial advocacy program and create more opportunities for law students. (Courtesy UCLA Newsroom)
Hundreds of students were moved from their rooms Thursday after reports of a mold infestation in an on-campus residential hall. Around 500 students in the Academic Advancement Program’s summer freshman and transfer student program living in De Neve Holly were moved to Hedrick Summit by housing staff because of concerns of mold in several rooms, said AAP director Charles Alexander. Read more...
Photo: Students living in De Neve Holly were moved to Hedrick Summit on Thursday because of a mold infestation in the building. (Daily Bruin File Photo)
Organizations have been urging people to take advantage of the public comment period for Proposition 57 to ensure that the original intentions of the proposition are put into place. Read more...
Students taking classes from the chemistry and biochemistry department may start paying less for course materials. Starting fall, the department will require instructors to provide students with no-cost alternatives to course materials and are required to state in their syllabuses whether they profit off the sale of any written course material. Read more...
Photo: Starting fall, the chemistry and biochemistry department will implement three policies aiming to make textbooks more accessible to students. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Harold Williams helped the Anderson School of Management develop an internationally recognized reputation and emphasized human interaction in the school’s curriculum. Williams, a former dean of the School of Management from 1970 to 1977, died July 30 in his Santa Ynez home at the age of 89. Read more...
Photo: Harold Williams, a former Anderson School of Management dean, has left a lasting impact on UCLA 40 years on. (Courtesy of the Anderson School of Management)
