Fourth-year mathematics student James Newton examined his newly renovated room in De Neve Birch last week and then wrote up an in-depth list of pros and cons about the renovations, which he posted on Facebook. Read more...
Photo: Construction began Wednesday on the last phase of renovations to the De Neve residential buildings, requiring residents to switch buildings in the middle of the quarter. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
This article has been updated at 5:46 p.m. See the bottom of the article for more details. Spring’s undergraduate student government elections will span from Monday to Friday for the first time in the past eight years, after councilmembers approved an election calendar with several nontraditional dates Tuesday night. Read more...
Greek Week, the annual UCLA fraternity and sorority philanthropy event, is donating this year to the Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Los Angeles, with $2,700 already fundraised for the July event. Read more...
Photo: Greek Week is an annual philanthropy event hosted by UCLA’s fraternities and sororities. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday to set spending caps for candidates, recognize the existence of slates and mandate the disclosure of campaign funding sources in the spring election. Read more...
Photo: Election Board Chair Shagun Kabra, a third-year mathematics/economics student, presents on changes to the Election Code to USAC. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Friends and family gathered at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center picnic area Sunday to celebrate the life and spirit of Sam Burton Oliver, a fourth-year economics student who died from an apparent suicide Dec. Read more...
Photo: Friends and family of UCLA student Sam Oliver celebrated his life at a memorial service Sunday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Kim McGill thought analyzing data on police violence was more important than celebrating romance on Valentine’s Day. McGill, co-founder of Youth Justice Coalition and activist in grassroots movements to battle inequities in the police system, worked to do this along with 50 other UCLA students and community members. Read more...
Photo: Participants of the Hackathon on Police Brutality Data in Los Angeles County hosted by the UCLA information studies departments discuss strategies on how to begin mining data. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
