This post was updated Oct. 15 at 9:45 p.m.
A new platform is aiming to help UCLA students swap enrollment stress for smoother schedules.
Joseph Borna, a fifth-year history student, created ClassSwap over the summer to connect students looking to exchange classes and allow users to share course recommendations and feedback.

My family is from the smallest country in Central America, El Salvador. It is often referred to as “el pulgarcito,” or the little thumb.
My mom prioritized teaching and maintaining my Spanish so I could connect with my Salvadoran family.

This post was updated Oct. 7 at 12:16 a.m.
Sana’a Cafe, a Yemeni-inspired coffee and tea shop, opened its Westwood location Monday.
Located on Broxton Avenue, the shop is nestled between the Westwood Village Theater and Falafel Inc.

This post was updated Sept. 23 at 11:04 p.m.
Preston Lin only attended one football game his first year. He said he wouldn’t have gone to any more games this year if tickets weren’t free.

The UC Student Association’s newly elected president is pushing to strengthen grassroots organizing and build closer ties between student organizations and University administrators.
The UCSA – a student-led organization that represents UC student governments – advocates for more than 230,000 undergraduate students across the University in system and statewide issues.

This post was updated Sept. 30 at 6:21 p.m.
Drivers of the blue-and-yellow vans carrying Bruins around UCLA and Westwood have something in common with many of their passengers: They are often students, too.

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:18 p.m.
UCLA’s current design media arts major will be split into three new majors starting fall 2027.
The department will offer separate design, games and computational art majors, said Eddo Stern, a design media arts professor.

Many Bruins are familiar with the small reminder on the side of their coffee cups instructing them to compost once they get their fill of caffeine.

A new club is using art to support Asian American survivors of domestic violence.
Project Medusa, a student-led initiative founded in February, puts on creative workshops for domestic violence survivors in Los Angeles.

A program that will give some transfer students priority consideration for admission to UCLA is set to be implemented this fall.
UCLA created the Associate Degree for Transfer Pilot Program in compliance with Assembly Bill 1291, which Gov.