Tuesday, May 5

Sydney Kamlager to represent Westwood as new state assembly member

Sydney Kamlager will be the representative for the state assembly district representing Westwood, following a special election Tuesday. Los Angeles County voters from parts of West Los Angeles, including Culver City, Inglewood, Baldwin Hills and Westwood, voted in Kamlager, a Democrat and president of the LA Community College District Board, as the next assembly member for District 54. Read more...

Photo: (Sydney Kamlager, the president of LA Community College District Board, is the next assembly member for District 54, which includes Westwood and UCLA.. Photo courtesy of Kamlager for Assembly)


Alumna, actress Mayim Bialik will deliver commencement address for 2018

An actress and UCLA alumna will deliver the 2018 college commencement address in June, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. Mayim Bialik, who is known for her role in the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” will speak at both commencement ceremonies in Pauley Pavilion on June 15. Read more...

Photo: Mayim Bialik, known for her role in the comedy series “Big Bang Theory” is the 2018 college commencement speaker.(Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)


UCLA social organization provides support for acquired brain injury victims

A patient Nina Cherian works with did not lose his love for golf even after his stroke two years ago. “He really likes to play golf, and he says that when he plays golf, he feels like the way he was before he had the stroke,” said Cherian, a third-year neuroscience student. Read more...

Photo: Synapse, a social support group for victims who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, illnesses or stroke after birth, offers a buddy system that connects student members with victims. (Photo courtesy of Pranathi Rao)


Hillel allows students to exchange meal swipes for kosher food

Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s building on Hilgard Avenue. Rabbi Aaron Lerner, the executive director at Hillel, announced the program Thursday on Facebook. Read more...

Photo: Students can now use their meal plan swipes to get kosher food at Hillel at UCLA’s dining facility. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)


Q&A: Chancellor’s immigration advisor talks undocumented student assistance

The Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Immigration Policy will hold a town hall Thursday to inform students about the steps UCLA is taking to support undocumented and international students. Read more...

Photo: Abel Valenzuela, special adviser on immigration policy to the chancellor and a Chicana/o studies professor at UCLA, recently sat down with a Daily Bruin reporter before an immigration town hall that will take place Thursday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo Editor)


BruinBus to add new stops, modify routes to improve service quality

BruinBus plans to change its routes and add additional stops starting April 16. BruinBus, a year-round bus service students and faculty can use to travel around campus and areas near UCLA, will operate two new routes in clockwise and counterclockwise loops, according to UCLA Transportation. Read more...

Photo: BruinBus, which provides year-round transportation to students and faculty traveling around campus, will be adding new stops to its routes starting April 16. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UC regent dies after cancer diagnosis, remembered for activism

A University of California regent and education advocate died Monday. Bonnie Reiss, who was appointed regent by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008, had been diagnosed with cancer. Read more...

Photo: Bonnie Reiss was appointed University of California regent by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)