LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR), a member-supported public media network. Hear our news on-air at our partner site:
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Turns out a "Bruin" isn't necessarily a carnivorous beast: PETA has named UCLA "the most Vegan-Friendly College in the U.S." among larger schools, besting 31 others in the process, which was a bracketing system compared to college basketball's "March Madness." PETA2 Director Dan Shannon singles out UCLA as a role model for nutrition education, adding: "More and more young people are learning that the best thing that they can do for animals, the planet, and themselves is to go vegan." Though animal rights are a huge issue at UCLA, their dining halls offer several vegan options for students. (h/t Squid Ink)