People stopped into Terry Valai’s office to talk about their problems so frequently that some of her co-workers joked Valai should switch out the chairs for a therapist’s couch. Read more...
Photo: Terry Valai, UCLA alumna in psychology and the computer science chair’s assistant since 2000, died of a brain aneurysm in early December. (Courtesy of Kaoru Mulvihill)
More than 100,000 students applied to UCLA for fall 2017, making it the first American university to surpass that milestone, UCLA officials announced Monday. About 8 percent more California high school seniors applied, an increase from 58,900 to 63,500 students. Read more...
Photo: More than 100,000 high school seniors applied to UCLA for fall 2017, setting a new record for number of applications. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Students can now fill their prescriptions at a new pharmacy in Ackerman Union. UCLA officials announced the opening of the Bruin Health Pharmacy on Monday. The 1200-square foot facility, located where the former textbook buyback program was, will have expanded window service and longer hours. Read more...
Photo: The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center opened the Bruin Health Pharmacy, located in Ackerman Union, to students Monday. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
More than 200 residents and businesses are without power after an outage in Westwood on Sunday night. Power went out at about 7:55 p.m., said a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokesperson. Read more...
Photo: Some Westwood businesses and residents are without power. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 19 at 2:40 p.m. Faculty and graduate student parents say poor management and internal tensions at UCLA’s child care centers are affecting their children’s well-being. Read more...
Photo: The Fernald Center is one of three ECE sites where parents have been upset about poor management. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
A UCLA alumnus and son of the namesake of Powell Library donated $5 million to support the work of the university librarian. Norman Powell’s gift will establish an endowment for the position named in his and his wife’s honor. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell, son of Lawrence Clark Powell, after whom Powell Library is named, donated $5 million to create an endowment for the university librarian. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The city of Los Angeles denied the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s request to hold its elections every four years instead of every two in a letter Monday. Read more...
