Her red and white tasseled bracelet symbolizes Laura Gosa’s luck for the upcoming year. The bracelet is a sign of luck for Mărțișor, a holiday that celebrates the first day of March and signifies the beginning of spring in the Romanian calendar. Read more...
Photo: Members of the Romanian Club at UCLA connect students with members of the Romanian community and hold movie screenings, seminars and other events about Romanian culture. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)
The way students are appointed to undergraduate student government leadership positions has received criticism, prompting some councilmembers to pursue avenues to reform the process. Some former undergraduate student government leaders have cited issues of transparency and slate politics in the appointments process this year, along with councilmember apathy in researching candidates they approve for appointments. Read more...
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Associate Students UCLA board of directors unanimously passed its first philanthropy policy, which details how the board will respond to donation requests, at its last meeting, The policy specifies that ASUCLA will only contribute to philanthropy groups in two ways: non-monetary donations and promotional support. Read more...
Hours before the sun rose and Los Angeles traffic congested roadways, a group of UCLA student volunteers drove 150 miles to run a medical clinic in a small community on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico. Read more...
Photo: Becky Barber and Lyolya Hovhannisyan, fourth-year neuroscience students, celebrate the one-year anniversary of Flying Samaritans at UCLA. (Courtesy of Crystal Lin)
The Grand Challenges Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, a new yearlong undergraduate course that focuses on research about sustainability and the environment in Los Angeles, will be offered starting in the next academic year. Read more...
Members of the Daily Bruin and the undergraduate student government election board debated at a Monday hearing about whether the board has authority over non-paid media elections coverage. Read more...
Photo: Election Board External Relations Chair Gabrielle Scheder-Bieschin questions a witness at a Judicial Board hearing Monday. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An unfinished documentary outlined the experiences of one former UCLA student’s struggle to access higher education as an undocumented individual. The film was shown in Campbell Hall Friday night to commemorate undocumented student advocates Cinthya Felix, the subject of the film, and Tam Tran, the film’s maker. Read more...
Photo: Community members gathered Friday at Campbell Hall for a vigil to commemorate two former UCLA students who participated in IDEAS. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
