Monday, May 11

Alums create Indy Plush, line of toys advocating wildlife preservation

Plinio Garcia and Andrew Ruesch were inspired to create their own line of children’s toys when their son, Luke, came home from kindergarten one day with a stuffed animal he designed himself. Read more...

Photo: Two UCLA alumni created Indy Plush, a business that designs and creates plush stuffed animals, and donates a portion of the profit to wildlife advocacy groups. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



Students, management discuss Bruins going bananas for food smuggling

Rated as the No. 2 university for food and dining by Cappex, UCLA has invested great time and effort to fill up empty bellies. In fact, several UCLA students think regular meal times are just not enough and often proceed to smuggle large food quantities such as three bananas, five cookies and even pieces of chicken out of the dining halls. Read more...

Photo: Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin


Daily Bruin wins award for California’s best college newspaper

The Daily Bruin won the California College Media Association’s award for the state’s best daily college newspaper Saturday. The award, which The Bruin won for the third straight year, was among the 12 first-place awards The Bruin won at the association’s annual contest. Read more...

Photo: The Daily Bruin won first place for the 2016 California College Media Association award for best daily newspaper, in addition to 11 first-place awards and 24 awards in total. (Francesca Manto/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UC receives second complaint of unfair labor practices

The California Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, issued a second unfair labor practice complaint against the University of California last Friday. The American Federation State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 union filed the complaint, which alleged the UC violated its collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 3299 by extending or renewing contracts with individual contractors without properly notifying the union. Read more...



UCPD looking for person responsible for burglary at Sigma Phi Epsilon

University police are searching for a person who entered a UCLA fraternity house on Landfair Avenue on Thursday and stole two laptops, a game console and cash. Read more...

Photo: UCPD is searching for a burglar who entered the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house on Land- fair Avenue and stole two laptops, a game console and cash (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)