University police found the body of a man in his 20s on Levering Avenue early Tuesday morning. The man was not a student, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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News, Student Government
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March 20, 12:06 pm
USAC recap – winter quarter 2017
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council members are elected by the student body and hold a stipend of more than $10,000. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council members give weekly updates about their offices during Tuesday meetings. Each member reported his or her total accomplishments during winter quarter to the Daily Bruin. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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March 20, 12:48 am
Professor remembered for passion for education, computer graphics
John Staudhammer, a UCLA professor emeritus and renowned computer graphics educator, died of heart failure Feb. 28. He was 84. Throughout the course of Staudhammer’s 50-year career, he taught electrical engineering at UCLA, North Carolina State University and the University of Florida. Read more...
Photo: John Staudhammer, a former professor of engineering and computer graphics at UCLA who immigrated to the United States during World War II, died Feb. 28. (Courtesy of Fred Staudhammer)
A Closer Look, Campus, News, Science & Health
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March 20, 12:46 am
UCLA implements new procedures, systems to improve campus safety
UCLA has implemented new campus safety initiatives since the murder-suicide in June, including trainings with updated protocol for active shooter incidents and an improved Bruin Alert system. Read more...
Photo: Electronic emergency locks have been installed inside 192 general assignment classrooms on campus since January. When pressed, the button with a lock icon flashes red to indicate the room is inaccessible from the outside. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
Westwood
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March 20, 12:44 am
Plan to decrease conflict of interest in city planning faces criticism
Westwood community leaders criticized the city’s latest attempt to mitigate conflicts of interest in city planning. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive March 9 that will prevent developers from meeting privately with city planners in an attempt to to curb their influence in City Hall. Read more...
Campus, News
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March 20, 12:42 am
New dining hall locks could be key to fixing locker repair woes
UCLA Dining Services is testing a new type of lock that may replace the keypads on dining hall lockers, which were prone to malfunctioning. Charles Wilcots, associate director of UCLA Dining Services, said the frequency of technical failures in dining hall locker keypad systems increased repair costs and made the lockers unusable for students. Read more...
Photo: Electronic keypad locks at the De Neve dining hall were replaced by combination locks as part of a new UCLA Dining Services plan to reduce locker maintenance costs. (Deanna Necula/Daily Bruin)
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March 17, 4:21 pm
UC Regents recap – March 17
This post was updated on April 5 at 7:45 p.m. The University of California Board of Regents discussed establishing a policy on nonresident enrollment, approved a new chancellor for UC Berkeley and approved items discussed in committee on the last day of its meeting at UC San Francisco. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents discussed a proposed policy for nonresident student enrollment on Thursday at UC San Francisco. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)