Friday, July 31

Students stop by the Hill to make sandwiches for the homeless

Tubs of peanut butter and jelly lay open across a sticky table in De Neve Plaza as students crowded around, chatting about classes and debating the advantages of crunchy and creamy. Read more...

Photo: Divya Mowji, a fourth-year psychobiology student, helps make sandwiches for homeless at the Sandwiches for Smiles event. (Kailey Rishovd/Daily Bruin)


New housing system causes confusion among students

UCLA Housing is requiring undergraduate students to find their own roommates before signing up for on-campus or university housing for the first time this year. Because of the change, some students said they have not been able to get into the room they preferred and others have struggled to find students to form official roommate groups. Read more...






We Care collects feminine hygiene products for homeless women in need

Janelle Cohen sat on the floor of her apartment surrounded by scrapbook paper, index cards, old ribbon, markers and 14 boxes of feminine hygiene pads last week, making her first packages for We Care, a feminine care product drive for Los Angeles women in homeless shelters. Read more...

Photo: Janelle Cohen, a fourth-year theater student, started We Care, a feminine care product drive for Los Angeles women in homeless shelters. She distributed her batch of products to the Good Shepherd Shelter on Wednesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)