Friday, February 20

Engineering school creates endowed chair named for former dean

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science created the Vijay K. Dhir Chair in Engineering on Friday after receiving donations totaling $1 million. The position, named after the school’s former dean, was created with donations from about 100 alumni, faculty members and other supporters, who worked with Dhir during the 14 years he served as dean. Read more...

Photo: The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science created the Vijay K. Dhir Chair in Engineering named after the former dean on Friday after receiving donations totaling $1 million. (Daily Bruin file photo)



Candidates discuss student advocacy, representation at USAC debate

Candidates for next year’s undergraduate student government discussed their platforms and how they would achieve them at a debate Friday. More than 300 students attended the debate, hosted by the USAC Election Board, in the De Neve auditorium Friday evening. Read more...

Photo: Nineteen candidates attended the undergraduate student government candidate debates in De Neve auditorium Friday. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)


UCLA workers call for employment priority at new Luskin Center

Union workers protested UCLA’s lack of transparency in hiring staff for the new Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center Thursday morning outside Covel Commons. About 15 uniformed employees from Covel dining hall and Bruin Cafe protested with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, chanting, “No poverty wages” and “Equal pay for equal work.” Organizers also protested by the flagpole near the Humanities Building Thursday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: UCLA dining hall workers protested Thursday near the flagpole and outside Covel Commons asking for better wages and more transparency from UCLA when hiring new staff. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Mixed Heritage Conference to encourage students to embrace background

Members of UCLA’s Mixed Student Union come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, but one question unites them. “What are you?” The union, founded in 2010 as the Hapa Club, hosts social events or discussions every week, on topics such as microagressions and racial profiling, said Ariel Pezner, MSU co-director and third-year environmental science student. Read more...

Photo: Students said they joined the Mixed Student Union to better understand their own cultures and to meet people with similar experiences and backgrounds. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)


Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero to retire

An associate vice chancellor will assume Janina Montero’s role as vice chancellor of Student Affairs after Montero retires July 1. As vice chancellor, Montero has overseen more than 20 departments and programs that aim to improve students’ quality of life beyond the classroom, including the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, the UCLA Career Center and other counseling offices. Read more...

Photo: Janina Montero, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, will retire in July. (UCLA)


New program to allow students to rent bikes on campus, in Westwood

This post was updated April 29 at 1:25 p.m. Students will be able to rent bikes throughout campus and Westwood Village beginning fall 2016. The bike-share program will allow students to rent a bike for a fee and return it to any other station hub. Read more...

Photo: During the 2016-2017 academic year, students will be able to rent bikes from campus through a new bike-share initiative. Students can return their bicycles to any CycleHop station hub on campus or in Santa Monica. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin)



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