This post was updated Feb. 16 at 3:25 p.m. Luis Jimenez, a Chicana and Chicano studies and sociology student, activist and McNair Research Scholar, died Dec. Read more...
Photo: Luis Jimenez, a Chicana and Chicano studies and sociology student, activist and McNair Research Scholar, is pictured. Jimenez died Dec. 13 at 33 years old. (Courtesy of Nora Kenney)
This post was updated Feb. 13 at 10:27 p.m. John Thomas was appointed as UCLA’s police chief Jan. 11 after serving as interim chief since December 2022. Read more...
Photo: John Thomas, UCLA’s new police chief, is pictured. Thomas sat down with Daily Bruin’s city and crime editor, Sharla Steinman, to discuss his new role and how his past experiences have equipped him to serve UCLA’s campus. (Courtesy of UCLA)
This post was updated Feb. 20 at 4:12 p.m. As an extensive line of students formed well before opening time Thursday evening, the dining staff at Feast at Rieber – a dining hall featuring Asian-inspired cuisines – bustled with final preparations to welcome the Year of the Dragon. Read more...
Photo: Wilfredo Vitug, the executive chef at Rendezvous, is pictured. Vitug and his team developed UCLA Dining’s Lunar New Year menu after extensive research and development. (Emily Tang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As thousands get into the Valentine’s Day spirit, volunteers are trying to make the holiday a little more special for the patients of the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Read more...
Photo: Volunteers sit around a table cutting out shapes from paper and writing notes to assemble into Valentine’s Day kits. These kits will be distributed to patients at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and at a local convalescent home. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator sorts people into one of 16 personality types based on how they perceive the world and make decisions. Half of those types now have a new home on campus. Read more...
Photo: (Kathalia Wong/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA Association of Chinese Americans kicked off its Basic Needs Drive this week to help provide resources for people experiencing homelessness in Chinatown. The drive is being hosted in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Coalition and the Chinatown Community for Equitable Development – a grassroots organization that helps Chinatown residents find better jobs, education and housing. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Chinatown is pictured. Students from the Association of Chinese Americans recently collected items as part of a basic needs drive to be distributed in Chinatown. (Courtesy of Antoine Taveneaux via Wikimedia Commons Courtesy)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 10:44 p.m. Students for Justice in Palestine and the UC Divest Coalition at UCLA held a rally Thursday calling on the university to divest from companies associated with Israel. Read more...
Photo: People participating in a rally to call for the UC to divest from companies associated with Israel are pictured. The protest, which was hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine alongside the UC Divest Coalition at UCLA, also contained chants and speeches. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
