Thursday, June 19



UCLA Anderson School of Management students start SwoopOff to offer discounts in L.A.

UCLA students will soon have a new way to make exploring Los Angeles more affordable, as two students from the UCLA Anderson School of Management are launching a new Web site aimed at helping students obtain discounts. Read more...

Photo: Anderson student Ron Yang is a founder of Swoopoff.com, a new Web site where students can print coupons for restaurants, bars, shows and other local events.


ASUCLA contracts food trucks in South Campus as temporary Bombshelter

More like a bistro on wheels than one of Los Angeles's thousands of food trucks, the Gastrobus drives into the Court of Sciences at 10 a.m. after a two-hour drive from Sun Valley to open for the day's lunch service. Read more...

Photo: With the Bombshelter closed during construction, food trucks such as Gastrobus Bistro and Cabli are temporarily providing food in the Court of Sciences.


“˜My Last Lecture’ series spurs UCLA challenge to nominate professors

After he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 2007, Carnegie Mellon University's Professor Randy Pausch presented his last lecture to his students and fellow faculty on Sept. 18 of that year. Read more...

Photo: A collage made from archived issues of the Daily Bruin, chronicling the last time the series was implemented in 1955. Coach John Wooden was a notable speaker.


UCLA student Ryan Stoffers competes on Jeopardy

UCLA students for $2,000: This second-year math economics student taught himself how to read before kindergarten, enjoys Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and will be appearing on Jeopardy College Championship in February. Read more...

Photo: Ryan Stoffers, a second-year math economics student, competed in the Jeopardy College Championship last week. Show viewers will learn how Stoffers fared when the episode airs in February.




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