In the lower floors of Powell Library, stacks of magnetic tapes are sorted and shelved, some into near-obsolescence as they degrade to a point past reading. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are items stored within the UCLA Library collections. Preservationists work in the libraries to digitize and store magnetic media, including audio and video. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On any regular day, students rushing around campus look where they’re going or downward at their phones. But on Monday morning, everyone stood still and looked up – boxy glasses precariously perched on noses – to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. Read more...
Photo: Students and UCLA community members line up on the roof of the Math Sciences Building to catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse Monday. The Astronomical Society at UCLA hosted a watch party for the event, with eclipse glasses and solar telescopes available to help attendees look at the sun safely. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Undergraduate Students Association Council held its second meeting of spring quarter Tuesday. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
Bruins and Trojans have spilled “blood” for nearly a century – so for University of Southern California student Aidan Dayani, UCLA was a natural place to look for blood. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in Ackerman Union is pictured. The center hosted a blood drive in collaboration with a University of Southern California fraternity in March. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 16 at 12:08 a.m. A new web-based platform is giving UCLA students a more detailed studying experience – with a side of a Chick-fil-A giveaway – using generative artificial intelligence. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a staged shot of the Prep.Pie website. The website, which aims to help students study, launched at UCLA in March. (Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 9 at 9:34 p.m. The UCLA community celebrated Los Angeles culture Thursday at April’s First Thursdays block party. Roller skating, skate performances, a live mural painting and food trucks were featured on Broxton Avenue for “LA Vibes,” drawing in more than 2,200 attendees, said Eddie North-Hager, interim executive director of UCLA Media. Read more...
Photo: A mural is pictured. April’s First Thursdays event on Broxton Avenue featured UCLA alumnus and artist Lily Breeze (right) and her team painting a cityscape of Los Angeles. (Jonah Danesh/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 9 at 9:23 p.m. For the past four weeks, second-year psychobiology student Tasnim Jahan has woken up just before daybreak to eat before beginning her daylong Ramadan fast. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Rendezvous takeout dining hall. Students observing Ramadan were able to collect takeout dining boxes from Rendezvous to help facilitate their fast. (Daily Bruin file photo)
