The UCLA Academic Senate recently selected the recipients for the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, an achievement that honors faculty members who excel at teaching. Faculty members were nominated by their departments and the Committee on Teaching evaluated each nominee during a three-month period. Read more...
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May 13, 1:57 am
Recipients honored with 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award
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May 13, 1:54 am
UCLA to host forum for 26th California Senate district candidates
UCLA will hold a forum Tuesday for candidates running for the 26th California Senate district, which includes Westwood. The district, which follows the Los Angeles coast down to Ranch Palos Verdes, was redrawn following the 2010 census but has yet to elect a senator. Read more...
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May 13, 1:52 am
UCLA Hiking Club explores SoCal one mountain at a time
Dried-up riverbeds and withered flora littered the first few miles of the Fish Canyon Narrows hiking path. As a few dozen members of the The Hiking Club at UCLA navigated the trail and entered the shadier regions of the mountain, the group chanced upon small pools of clear mountain water. Read more...
Photo: The Hiking Club at UCLA is a student group with about 1,200 members. The organization goes to the Southern California backcountry to trek. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 12, 1:11 pm
7000 in Solidarity chosen for UC President’s Award
University of California officials will recognize UCLA’s 7000 in Solidarity, a campaign against sexual assault, with the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership on Thursday. Read more...
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May 12, 2:33 am
UCLA against nomination of its faculty center as historical resource
The Los Angeles Conservancy is advocating for the UCLA Faculty Center to be named a historic resource, despite opposition from UCLA officials. The Office of Historic Resources of L.A. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Conservancy is looking to make the UCLA Faculty Center a historic resource although the university is against the motion. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 12, 2:13 am
United Arab Society’s culture night aims to educate about conflicts
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Jodutt Basrawi was not interested in learning about his Arab heritage. But after visiting family in Syria in 2011 – at the beginning a series of protests and revolutions in the Middle East called the Arab Spring – the second-year geology student became passionate his Arab identity. Read more...
Photo: Students from the LA Dabke Troupe performed Middle Eastern folk dance at the United Arab Society’s culture night on Friday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 12, 2:09 am
FIRED UP! votes had significant impact in election outcome
FIRED UP! candidates did not win any offices in this year’s student government election, but the slate’s supporters played a significant role in determining the outcome of many of the races for a seat on council. Read more...