Wednesday, February 18

Photo: BASH protests Piterberg with open-mic, singing event

Members of Bruins Against Sexual Harassment organized an open-mic and singing action in front of Young Research Library on Wednesday morning to protest Gabriel Piterberg, a history professor accused of sexually harassing two graduate students. Read more...

Photo: Members of Bruins Against Sexual Harassment participated in an open-mic session protesting against history professor Gabriel Piterberg. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Faculty advisor shares experience of having pet alpacas

Erik Schweitzer drove his two pet alpacas, Sage and Rosemary, to a cathedral to get them blessed and to celebrate the day of the patron saint of animals, St. Read more...

Photo: Erik Schweitzer, a faculty advisor at the UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, brought his alpacas to campus last quarter to help his students de-stress before taking their pathophysiology final. (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Bruin Plate looks to nurture salad bar greens in aeroponic towers

Bruin Plate’s salad bar may soon use produce that’s grown in a soilless garden. UCLA officials hope to add a garden to Sproul Landing’s deck to teach students about soil-free technology. Read more...

Photo: UCLA officials plan to replace the plant beds on the Sproul Landing deck with a tower garden to grow fresh greens for Bruin Plate’s salad bar. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Muslim law students hold healing space post-refugee ban

Law students and UCLA community members stood together in a large circle with heads bowed and candles in hand Monday evening. About 60 people participated in the healing space on the UCLA School of Law courtyard hosted by the Muslim Law Students Association. Read more...

Photo: Holding candles and bowing their heads in quiet contemplation, UCLA community members gathered at the UCLA School of Law to support each other and heal after recent events affecting Muslim students and citizens. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


USAC expands efforts to provide free feminine hygiene products

Students will soon have increased access to free menstrual products in the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. The Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Ashe Center provided 1,000 free pads and tampons to students at the center in November. Read more...

Photo: More free pads and tampons for students will soon be available at the Arthur Ashe Center in three new dispensers outside bathrooms. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Sister duo delivers beauty salon services on the go

Each morning, Liz Garcia rolls bins full of nail polish, hot wax and hair styling tools from her car on Veteran Avenue to the Hill. She and her sister will likely spend 12 hours on campus, a feat they’re happy to accomplish. Read more...

Photo: Jaqueline Garcia (left) and Liz Garcia (right) are sisters who started a mobile salon service last quarter for students living on the Hill and in Westwood Village. The service, called Beauty on Demand, provides nail, hair and waxing services. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)



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