Last fall, eight incoming transfer students met to create the UCLA chapter of the American Association of University Women, a national organization most of them took part in at their previous college campuses. Read more...
Photo: The American Association of University Women opened a chapter in UCLA in the fall quarter. (Courtesy of Ivelisse Porroa-Garcia)
Jessica Dabney, chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s board of directors, has worked to better the Village since the 1970s, most notably with her involvement in the creation of the association, also known as the BID, in 2011. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Dabney, the chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, discusses her impact on Westwood over the years. (Courtesy of Jessica Dabney)
Students will be able to enroll in a new summer institute that aims to train students to analyze data and communicate effectively in their future careers. Read more...
The University of California Assembly of the Academic Senate unanimously passed a resolution during Wednesday’s meeting condemning a proposal that would reduce retirement benefits. If enacted, the proposal will allow UC employees hired after after July 1, 2016 to choose between a hybrid defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano signed a budget deal with Gov. Jerry Brown last May that calls for the UC to implement a new pension tier in exchange for a one time payment of $436 million from the state. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Nine-year-old Do Hun Kim walked into Paraná, Brazil, excited to begin what he thought was a vacation. At the time, he was unaware Brazil would be his home for the next 34 years. Read more...
Photo: Do Hun Kim, who grew up in Korea, founded Mesa Brazilian Eatery after living in Brazil for 34 years. (Marley Reid Maron/Daily Bruin)
An undergraduate student government office will allow students to discuss a variety of hygiene-related issues, including the cultural norms of shaving and the importance of dental care, during a month-long campaign beginning this week. Read more...
Photo: The undergraduate student government Student Wellness commissioner organized reFRESH 2016, a month-long campaign to help students improve their hygiene and health. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The graduate student government passed a series of resolutions Wednesday to address concerns about its funding restrictions, which pro-Palestine legal groups concluded was a violation of students’ First Amendment rights. Read more...
