This post was updated on July 10 at 10:54 a.m. UCLA officials are demanding $13 million from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to pay for damages caused by the Sunset Boulevard water main break last summer. Read more...
Photo: Last summer, a water main burst underneath Sunset Boulevard, releasing about 20 million gallons of water and flooding Bruin Walk, Pauley Pavilion and Parking Structures 4 and 7. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated on July 9 at 8:16 p.m. Police arrested an Associated Students UCLA employee last week for allegedly embezzling almost $200,000 from the ASUCLA textbook buyback program over a span of about two years. Read more...
Photo: An ASUCLA employee was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling about $200,000 from the UCLA Store’s textbook buyback program for over a span of two year. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The undergraduate student government passed a budget Monday that reduces allocations for a fund intended to support student groups by about $30,000, while increasing spending on officer stipends by more than $13,000. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
Katherine Herrera always wanted to work in public health. However, being undocumented meant that she did not have access to the networks she needed to achieve that goal. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Katherine Herrera, among other students, got accepted into Dream Summer, which helps undocumented students gain internships. (Courtesy of Katherine Herrera)
Dr. Siavash Kurdistani maintained and developed a curiosity for science and discovery throughout his youth, despite the hardships he faced as a member of an oppressed minority during wartime. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Siavash Kurdistani, a biological chemistry professor at UCLA since 2004, was named chair of the department Wednesday. As chair, he wants to maintain the rigor of the department and make new discoveries. (Courtesy of Siavash Kurdistani)
Associated Students UCLA will begin Tuesday the construction of the first all-gender restroom in Ackerman Union, in response to requests from members of UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Read more...
Photo: Workers will begin the construction of an all-gender restroom in the A-Level of Ackerman Union Tuesday. There are currently 59 all-gender restrooms on campus, including one on the fourth floor of Kerckhoff Hall. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
