Tuesday, May 12




OSD adopts new payment system for volunteer notetakers

This year, the Office for Students with Disabilities has adopted several changes, including a new payment method for its note-taking service and an online database of notes, to better serve students with disabilities and OSD volunteers. Read more...

Photo: The Office for Students with Disabilites introduced changes that have led to an increase in volunteer notetaker applications. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Black student activists create discussion space with Undercommons

About 70 students gathered at the bottom of Janss Steps Monday as student activists launched a meeting space to discuss issues black youth encounter. A group of five UCLA graduate students created the meeting space, called the Undercommons, to offer students a place where they can talk about problems such as mass incarceration, said Shamell Bell, an event organizer and doctoral student in culture and performance at the Department of World Arts and Culture/Dance department. Read more...


El Niño rains cause minor leaks, damages on campus

Last week, El Niño brought heavy rainfall to Westwood, causing minor leaks but no significant damages to the UCLA campus. UCLA Facilities Management and UCLA Housing officials conducted preventative maintenance on roof drains and storm sewers to avoid significant flooding on campus, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall. Read more...

Photo: After El Niño, UCLA attended to minor damanges from the rain. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)