Some graduating UCLA students are planning to show support for survivors of sexual assault at Friday’s commencement ceremonies by wearing red tape on their graduation caps. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 12, 3:38 pm
7000 in Solidarity puts on red tape event for commencement ceremonies
Campus, News
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June 9, 4:30 pm
Bruins host book drive to promote literacy in Uganda
A recently created student group is holding a book drive this week to help raise money for donations to libraries in Uganda. The Literate Earth Project at UCLA plans to work with Books For Africa, which ships donated textbooks and library books to Africa, to combat global illiteracy and help local primary and secondary schools in Africa. Read more...
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June 9, 3:46 pm
Committee to present proposed bylaws for USAC transfer seat
Undergraduate student government officers and transfer student advocates finished outlining the responsibilities for a newly created transfer representative council position Thursday night. Under the proposed bylaws change, the transfer student representative would work with student groups and the vice chancellor of student affairs to improve student retention. Read more...
Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 9, 12:00 am
UCLA students launch model aircraft in engineering class
The engine of a small, student-built plane roared to life as about 50 students and professors gathered to watch it complete a seven-meter-long track. The fourth-year aerospace engineering students who made the plane cringed as its engine stalled, causing their aircraft to loop midair over the finish line and crash into the ground. Read more...
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June 9, 12:00 am
Bruins forge strong bond through Mentorship Program at UCLA
The pizza’s mozzarella melted onto his plate and a smile brightened his face as Gildardo Fonseca thought of a word to describe his student mentor, who was sitting next to him. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Shickman (left), a fourth-year psychobiology student, enjoys cracking jokes over dinner with his mentee Gildardo Fonseca (right), who just graduated high school. The pair hopes to keep their bond strong after they both graduate this year. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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June 9, 12:00 am
ORL director retires, leaves behind legacy of compassion
Jack Gibbons has seen UCLA change from a wooded commuter campus to a small city with one of the largest housing programs in the country and students from a variety of backgrounds. Read more...
Photo: Jack Gibbons has worked at UCLA for 36 years and is planning to retire at the end of the quarter. He has worked with graduate, undergraduate and international students to help them transition into college life. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)
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June 9, 12:00 am
World traveler graduates, fulfills longtime goal years later
Forty-two years after she first enrolled in college, Sophie Leclerc will walk the stage at UCLA's graduation and receive her bachelor's degree. Read more...
Photo: Sophie Leclerc, a graduating anthropology student, is receiving her degree from UCLA after she first enrolled in college 42 years ago. (Tamaryn Kong/Daily Bruin)