Thursday, February 19


Q&A: UCLA Title IX officer talks new model to investigate sexual assault reports

On Jan. 1, the University of California implemented a new systemwide procedure that requires Title IX offices, rather than dean of students offices, to investigate reports of sexual assault. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin spoke to Kathleen Salvaty, UCLA’s Title IX officer, about the University of California’s new policy for investigating reports of sexual assault. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)


UCLA offers new travel study programs, summer institutes for 2016

UCLA will offer new travel study opportunities and application-based courses to students who wish to apply their knowledge outside traditional classroom settings. Assistant Vice Provost Jaime Balboa said students can begin applying to three new travel study opportunities for summer. Read more...

Photo: UCLA will offer new travel study opportunities and application-based courses to students for the summer. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)



BruinCards to serve as room keys starting fall 2016

Beginning fall 2016, students will use BruinCards instead of separate room keys to access their dorm rooms, UCLA Housing officials said. Barbara Wilson, associate director of room operations for UCLA Housing, said officials and students were initially concerned someone could enter a student’s room with just his or her BruinCard. Read more...

Photo: By fall 2016, students living on the Hill will be able to access their rooms using only a BruinCard instead of their room keys, Housing officials said.(Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


ASUCLA allows students to compare textbook prices online

This quarter, UCLA students can compare prices of textbooks sold by different vendors on an Associated Students UCLA-launched website extension. The extension, introduced as part of the ASUCLA textbook website, lists options for course materials available from different companies such as Amazon, AbeBooks and Barnes & Noble. Read more...

Photo: ASUCLA launched a website to compile vendors and offer cheaper textbooks to UCLA students. (Zoe Hessler/Daily Bruin)




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