Friday, May 8

USAC ad hoc committee looks to increase student representation

A committee trying to reform the undergraduate student government to include underrepresented communities held its first meeting Tuesday night. The ad hoc committee, which aims to discuss ways to increase student representation in the Undergraduate Students Association Council, is meant to consist of several USAC representatives and a student focus group. Read more...

Photo: USAC Transfer Student Representative Divya Sharma spoke to some attendees at a meeting about the importance of student representation in student government. (Manpreet Kaur Grewal/Daily Bruin)




Restaurants to replace Landmark Regent Theater after doors close

An historic 50 year-old single screen theater in Westwood will soon be restored to its original facade and replaced by two restaurants. The Landmark Regent Theater is a single-screen theater that has shown mainly independent and foreign films since 2002. Read more...

Photo: The Landmark Regent Theatre will soon close, to be replaced by two restaurants. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)


Hacker sells access to databases at UCLA, other universities

A Russian-speaking hacker sold unauthorized access to databases for more than 60 universities and government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, including UCLA. The hacker, called Rasputin, sold SQL injections which allow a hacker to access all the contents of an internet database, rather than only parts of it, for various databases according to a statement by Recorded Future, a technology company that specializes in real-time threat intelligence. Read more...