Becca Waggoner still remembers the rush she felt when she completed her first long run when she was 13 years old. She was nervous, but the thrill of the race stuck with her. Read more...
Photo: Becca Waggoner, a first-year pyschobiology student, mentors and coaches girls through Girls on the Run, a nonprofit team-building and running program. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Students can now ask departments and counselors a wide variety of questions, from finding out which classes are needed to graduate to payment inquiries, in a new feature on MyUCLA. Read more...
Photo: Students can now ask administrators questions about academic and financial concerns through a new feature on MyUCLA added last week.(Miriam Bribiesca/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA has implemented a variety of ongoing water conservation projects on campus as part of the Water Resources Group and Grand Challenges. These are a few strategies to improve sustainability and reduce water consumption on campus. Read more...
Chancellor Gene Block meets with members of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and explain administrative policies and decisions. At the meeting Monday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero, Dean of Students Maria Blandizzi and Associate Vice Chancellor of University Communications and Marketing Kathryn Kranhold, spoke about the university’s response to leaked Pi Kappa Phi meeting minutes, free speech on campus and concerns about standards for admission of out-of-state students. Read more...
Photo: The Daily Bruin spoke with Chancellor Gene Block about free speech concerns and out-of-state student admissions. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Wooden Center will stop providing towels to gym patrons in the fall to reduce water consumption on campus. Rich Mylin, director of recreation sports venues and event operations, said students, faculty and staff will have to bring their own towels, but the Wooden Center will also provide towels for purchase. Read more...
Photo: The John Wooden recreation center will stop providing towel services in fall 2016. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA officials appointed a professor as interim vice chancellor for the UCLA Academic Personnel Office last week. Michael Levine, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, will replace Carole Goldberg on July 1. Read more...
Photo: Michael Levine, a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, was appointed to be the interim vice chancellor of academic personnel. (David Geffen School of Medicine)
The undergraduate student government judicial board retroactively rejected a petition Monday afternoon that called for a disqualification of the Social Justice Referendum and a revote for contested positions in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government judicial board retroactively rejected a petition submitted by MakeUCLAGreatAgain candidate Shubham Goel. The petition called for disqualification of the Social Justice Referendum and a revote for contested positions in this year’s election. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
