An international department at UCLA created a new minor this quarter focused on the history and culture of some East Asian countries. The International and Area Studies Interdepartmental Program created the minor because several students had expressed interest in that option. Read more...
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January 14, 12:25 am
UCLA creates new interdisciplinary minor focusing on East Asian studies
News, Westwood
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January 14, 12:24 am
Westwood Village aims to promote businesses through social media
The Westwood Village Improvement Association recently added a new staff member to bring businesses and customers to the Village, following years of empty storefronts. The new marketing and communications manager position was filled this year with the aim to draw people to the Village through social media and community outreach, said Andrew Thomas, the executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association. Read more...
Photo: Megan Furey is the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new marketing and communications manager, a new position created this year. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff
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January 14, 12:23 am
Float Lab location to open in Westwood
Students and Westwood residents will soon be able to relax and float in simulated zero gravity chambers at an incoming Westwood business. Float Lab, which allows customers to use their flotation chambers, recently began construction and is going to open in the coming months. Read more...
Photo: Float Lab uses a solution of water and dissolved salts to simulate zero gravity.
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January 14, 12:22 am
Trial date set for former researcher James Enstrom’s lawsuit
A Riverside federal judge set a trial date for a former UCLA researcher’s lawsuit against the University of California Board of Regents in a Monday hearing. Read more...
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January 14, 12:20 am
Officers found not guilty in homeless man Kelly Thomas’ death
A California jury found two former California police officers not guilty on Monday of any charges in connection with a homeless man’s death in 2011. Kelly Thomas, 37, died after a violent struggle with the two former officers which was captured on surveillance camera, according to local news reports. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 14, 12:13 am
USAC still searching for Election Board chair candidate
The undergraduate student government is still struggling to find a student to run its upcoming spring elections after a candidate backed out of the position last week. Read more...
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January 13, 12:00 pm
What’s happening at UCLA this week: Jan. 13-16
See what’s happening on your campus this week: Monday Hershey Felder in Abe Lincoln’s Piano Based off of the book by Hershey Felder and directed by Trevor Hay, The Geffen Playhouse presents a play that provides the audience with a look into the politics and people that surrounded the night at Ford’s Theatre. Read more...