Monday, April 13

UCLA students raise complaints about BruinBus scheduling, overcrowding issues

Passengers of BruinBus have experienced frequent issues with the year-round shuttle service, including scheduling issues and roughness boarding buses. Students said the shuttle has been inconsistent in getting them to class on time and that there are not enough buses for the number of students who use the service, particularly at the U1 line’s Weyburn Terrace stop, where UCLA’s newest university apartments house thousands of students. Read more...

Photo: The BruinBus U1 line’s Weybrun Terrace stop is pictured. Passengers waiting for the bus at this stop have experienced pushing and shoving while trying to board the bus. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)


Elections board bans anonymous campaigning, adds new training for USAC candidates

The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board mandated new candidate training and banned the use of anonymous campaigning in a set of changes to social media regulations for USAC elections. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Elections Board’s Instagram account is pictured. The elections board announced training for candidates and new regulations for anonymous social media accounts for the upcoming USAC election. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


Flying fellow students, Bruin Aviation president shows the sky’s the limit

Stepping onto the tarmac at Santa Monica Flyers, Vedant Bhargava always reminds himself to go back to the same checklist – a mindset he calls “airplane mode.” The second-year economics student completes a laundry list of pre-flight checks before takeoff in a four-seat, single-engine airplane, including some for weather, passenger safety, fuel, and other flight technologies and conditions. Read more...

Photo: Second-year economics student Vedant Bhargava pilots a plane over Santa Monica. Bhargava said he has taken trips to locations all across Southern California. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)


Bruins voice concern about barred Lachin Corridor’s impacts on human welfare

UCLA community members expressed concern for people lacking basic needs in the Nagorno-Karabakh region near Armenia because of restricted access to the area. On Dec. 12, the Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh – which is also called Artsakh by Armenians – became blocked. Read more...

Photo: A candle labeled with the word “Artsakh” is pictured. The Lachin Corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh by Armenians, became blocked in December. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA students support proposed Metro expansion but wary of cost

This post was updated Feb. 23 at 3:39 p.m. to include a statement from a Metro spokesperson. A proposed Los Angeles Metro expansion to UCLA could increase access between the university and more areas of LA, but students said the project’s timeline and cost raise concerns. Read more...

Photo: A Los Angeles Metro train is pictured. Students expressed concerns over the costs of a recent expansion proposal that would increase Metro access between UCLA and more of LA. (Esther Ma/Daily Bruin staff)


UCPD increases patrols amid investigation of attempted robberies, kidnapping

UCPD is continuing to investigate multiple on-campus attempted robberies and kidnappings that took place Feb. 5. Patrols were increased around UCLA Parking Structure 1 and Parking Structure 7, the sites of the incidents, officials said. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA police building is pictured. UCPD is investigating attempted robberies and kidnappings that happened Feb. 5 and increasing security around parking structures. (Justin Jung/Daily Bruin senior staff)