Saturday, March 28

Campus organizations to distribute hygiene kits to homeless veterans

Several groups on campus will team up to donate 500 hygiene kits to homeless veterans in Los Angeles. UCLA’s Transfer Student Center and Veteran Resource Center, along with Hunger Project Advocacy at UCLA, asked students to donate their unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ West Los Angeles Medical Center on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Advocacy groups at UCLA asked students to donate unused hygiene products to create 500 kits, which will be handed out to homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Center on Nov. 30. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)



Student media and student government dispute over recording of USAC meeting

This post was updated Nov. 21 at 3:51 p.m. Student media and student government disputed student journalists’ right to record a council meeting Tuesday and Nov. Read more...

Photo: Yosef Nemanpour, the editor-in-chief of Ha’am newsmagazine, was urged by Undergraduate Students Association Council members to turn off his livestream of the council’s discussion about a free speech resolution Nov. 13. (Isra Ameen/Daily Bruin)


Student-run Conversation Cafe delivers representation for international scholars

This year’s Conversation Cafe was run entirely by students for the first time, which reflected International Education Week’s increasing focus on the international student community as opposed to study abroad programs. Read more...

Photo: Organizers of the program said International Education Week focused on promoting study abroad programs before shifting to introduce programming that aimed to meet the needs of international students. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin staff)



New USAC workshops promote financial literacy among underserved communities

Student government and community groups shared financial literacy tips, like how to finesse free Pizookies or how to find the cheapest bus stops, at a workshop Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Financial Supports Commission co-hosted the workshop to discuss how to budget wisely as a student living in an increasingly costly Los Angeles.(Anirudh Keni/Daily Bruin)


CALPIRG, BruinsVOTE! efforts pay off in unprecedented student midterm turnout

Tuesday’s midterm election saw a 537 percent increase of in-person student voters from the 2014 election. Pollworkers said 4,669 students turned out to vote at the five most student-heavy precincts near or at UCLA for Tuesday’s election. Read more...

Photo: Pollworkers said 4,669 students turned out to vote at the five most student-heavy precincts near or at UCLA for Tuesday’s election, a 537 percent increase from the 2014 election. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)



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