Tuesday, February 17

Students can power up with free portable phone charger rental service

Students can rent portable phone chargers for free on campus starting Friday. The chargers, which don’t have to be plugged into an outlet, can be rented for up to four hours from the College Library Instructional Computing Commons Labs at Powell Library and Young Research Library, said Ariel Rafalian, the outgoing Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Support commissioner who created the service. Read more...

Photo: Ariel Rafalian, outgoing Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner, implemented a free phone charger rental service for students. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Political scientists discuss hypothetical implications of Pence presidency

Political scientists and professors speculated Vice President Mike Pence might emphasize his evangelical faith should he become president at a Tuesday night forum at the Hammer Museum. Read more...

Photo: Lisa Graves, the executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, said she thinks Vice President Mike Pence would roll back protections for women and LGBTQ individuals if he becomes president. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)


URC elects new president, creates new student funds

The University Religious Conference at UCLA elected a new president and created two new student group funds Tuesday. The organization’s board of directors elected Kenn Heller at its board meeting Tuesday evening at the UCLA Faculty Center. Read more...

Photo: The University Religious Conference’s Board of Directors held a meeting Tuesday evening during which it approved to create two new funds for student groups. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Bruin Republicans to continue to host potentially controversial speakers

This post was updated on May 17 at 6 p.m. Bruin Republicans hosted numerous conservative speakers this school year, despite backlash against similar speakers at UCLA and other campuses. Read more...

Photo: Bruin Republicans has invited several notable conservative commentators to speak at UCLA, including Dennis Prager, a radio talk show host and founder of website Prager University. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin)


MyUCLA scholarship portal to centralize resources for students

Students can now find a list of available scholarships through a new portal on MyUCLA. Undergraduate and graduate students can access the scholarship portal under the Finances tab, which opened Monday. Read more...

Photo: Outgoing General Representative 1 Zoe Borden created a new scholarship portal on MyUCLA to provide students a consolidated source for donor scholarships, merit scholarships and alumni- and UCLA-specific scholarships. Borden’s term ended May 9. (April Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


EDI office to accept applications for student advisory board

Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang is looking for three to five more students to the advise his office on campus climate issues. Kang announced in an email to students Friday that the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will be accepting applications to serve on its student advisory board for the next academic year. Read more...

Photo: Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang created the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s student advisory board in 2016 to receive student input on campus climate issues. (Daily Bruin file photo)




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