Wednesday, February 18

UCPD to restrict and regulate on-campus hoverboard usage

University police will more strictly enforce hoverboard restrictions on campus walkways and in buildings after student pedestrians reported safety concerns last week. UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein said UCPD currently classifies hoverboards as skateboards, which students aren’t allowed to ride on sidewalks, bike paths or roadways to minimize pedestrian collisions. Read more...

Photo: UCPD is trying to discourage students from using hoverboards on walkways and handicap ramps because pedestrians have reported several close calls with hoverboard users. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Weekend familiarizes parents with UCLA campus, student life

Sherry Haley said she was proud to see her daughter involved in several campus activities when she visited the UCLA campus for Parents’ Weekend on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Mairead Ahlbach (middle), a first-year political science student, joins her parents for UCLA Parents’ Weekend, which took place from Friday to Sunday. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)



Alums create CampusNod online test bank for UCLA students

Earlier this month, four UCLA alumni launched CampusNod, a test bank website that allows students to upload and purchase old UCLA tests for $1 each. The CampusNod test bank offers about 10,000 exams in 77 subject areas, said Joel Yancey, a UCLA alumnus and co-founder of CampusNod. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumni launched CampusNod, a test bank website that allows students to purchase old tests for $1 and download one free exam for every five they upload. (Nick Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Vote for Our Future aims to increase Bruin voter turnout

After struggling with low student voter turnout in his work on various political campaigns, Joe Jacobson decided he wanted to turn the numbers around. Jacobson, a third-year political science and economics student, and Steve Charmello, a second-year business economics student, created a student organization in June that aims to get all eligible UCLA students registered over the next four years. Read more...

Photo: Vote for Our Future became an official student club last week. (Helen Kwak/Daily Bruin)


UC lecturer union rally seeks to inform UCLA of contract negotiations

Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about the contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Lecturer union members and other supporters gathered on the steps of Powell Library on Thursday to inform students about contract negotiations between the union and the University of California. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)


Nursing students’ campus health video reaches out to Michelle Obama

Nursing students danced in classrooms to garner attention for their campaign to bring first lady Michelle Obama to UCLA for the School of Nursing’s commencement ceremony in June. Read more...

Photo: A group of nursing students made a YouTube video to promote their campaign to have Michelle Obama speak at their commencement ceremony in June. (Courtesy of UCLA School of Nursing)



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