Graduate students may get more housing opportunities in a few years, after UCLA administrators decided to change their proposal for new housing projects. Michael Skiles, Graduate Students Association president, said officials plan to modify an existing construction proposal to include housing for 300 graduate students. Read more...
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The undergraduate student government judicial board has decided to review a petition from three students who want to disqualify the entire Bruins United slate from this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election. Read more...
The undergraduate student government election board posted several sanctions Wednesday night, extending a previous sanction and sanctioning candidates for social media violations. After failing to comply with a previous sanction, Bruins United candidates were prohibited from campaigning until noon on Thursday. Read more...
UCLA experts and community leaders have opposing views on the effectiveness of strategies Los Angeles County is considering to combat homelessness. The county is discussing Thursday its 2017-2018 budget proposal and how it will allocate revenue from Measure H, a measure that implemented a .25 percent sales tax to fund homeless services. Read more...
Bruin Plate was recognized for its sustainability practices by an organization that rates restaurants based on environmental impact, UCLA officials announced Wednesday. The restaurant earned a four-star rating from the Green Restaurant Association, the highest award given by the organization, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Plate was recognized as a four-star restaurant, the highest rating by the Green Restaurants Association, in an announcement made Wednesday. (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
The undergraduate student government election board issued a total of seven sanctions Monday and Tuesday. The board received a total of 10 complaints and issued one sanction for a campaign finance rule and regulation violation, two sanctions for on-campus campaigning violations, and four sanctions for social media violations. Read more...
Two national academic organizations recently selected three UCLA professors to join their ranks. The American Academy of Arts &Sciences, an independent policy research center which honors academics and conducts policy studies, selected Judith Carney, a geography professor, and Stephanie Jamison, an Asian languages and cultures professor, as fellows Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Claudio Pellegrini was elected to the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday. Two other faculty were elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. (Courtesy of Michelle McCarron)
