Thursday, February 5

Long commutes, short-staffed – ‘We want to live,’ union leaders demand from UC

Sitting in traffic makes Jacob Creer nauseous. He can hear the sound of his 2018 Mazda 3 hatchback’s brakes just thinking about it. So instead of sitting in traffic, Creer – a clinical equipment specialist – leaves his house in Fullerton to arrive by 5 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Jacob Creer (left) and Davina Woods (right) are pictured. The two leaders within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 went on strike last week to ask the UC to raise union members’ wages, claiming that they are facing an affordability crisis. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Dan Ostrander shares love of knowledge through trivia nights at Barney’s Beanery

This post was updated March 12 at 11:16 p.m. Dan Ostrander is turning trivia into more than just a game. Ostrander spends his Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the nook next to the kitchen door at Barney’s Beanery in Westwood, where he hosts his weekly two- to three-hour trivia nights. Read more...

Photo: Dan Ostrander speaks at a Barney’s Beanery trivia night. The trivia host incorporates current events and random knowledge into trivia rounds at the Westwood bar where he’s worked for over three years. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)


Transact Mobile online meal ordering sees shutdown for a 3rd consecutive day

Transact Mobile was unavailable for a third consecutive day Thursday. The app, used by students living in university on-campus housing to order meals, was unavailable after 9 a.m. Read more...

Photo: A line at Epicuria at Ackerman is pictured. Transact Mobile, the app used by students living in university housing to order meals, was unavailable for a second consecutive day Wednesday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


On-Campus Housing Council town hall unveils changes to housing, dining

UCLA administrators announced plans for everyday residential programming, an expanded housing capacity and the addition of lobster rolls to campus menus at a Feb. 11 town hall. Read more...

Photo: De Neve Plaza, where some UCLA dorms are located, is pictured. UCLA administrators announced updates and plans related to student life and housing at a Feb. 11 town hall hosted by the On-Campus Housing Council. (Daily Bruin file photo)


In Plain Sight: UCLA Housing Mail Center student employees deliver precision, packages on the Hill

Student employees at UCLA’s Housing Mail Center sort and distribute everything Bruins receive, from musical instruments to couches to electric scooters. Arianna Benton, a third-year English student, said she has been a mailroom clerk since fall 2023. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Huang – a mailroom clerk, or “blue polo” – scans a package. Student mailroom clerks process over a thousand packages daily in UCLA’s Hill mailroom in Delta Terrace. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)



Transact Mobile, online meal ordering becomes temporarily unavailable

This post was updated March 4 at 4:56 p.m. Transact Mobile, the app used by students living in university housing to order meals, became unavailable late Tuesday morning. Read more...

Photo: A UCLA dining hall is pictured. The Transact Mobile app students use to order takeout meals was unavailable Tuesday morning, with a UCLA spokesperson saying they are hoping service will resume by dinnertime. (Daily Bruin file photo)



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