The Hill Top Shop reopened Thursday in its old location opposite Café 1919 after Associated Students UCLA spent about $150,000 renovating the store this summer. Patrick Healey, director of apparel and accessories, said he reduced the selection of school supplies to focus on only necessary items, making room for new refrigerators that offer more organic […]
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USAC’s new portal to centralize student group funding applications
Student groups will be able fill out one form and apply to multiple funding sources sometime in the next school year when the undergraduate student government launches a centralized student group funding application. The website is expected to be running by the beginning of fall quarter and all student organizations registered with the office of […]
Pauley Pavilion to host viewing party for Stanford football game
An undergraduate student government office will hold a viewing party in Pauley Pavilion for the October football game against Stanford University. Danny Siegel, Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative 1, said he began planning the on-campus tailgate project in May to get more student support for UCLA Athletics. UCLA administrators recently approved the project. Siegel […]
UCLA student Tracy Nguyen remembered as caring, philanthropic
Donald Nguyen always counted on his younger sister to calm him at family meetings. When he grew impatient, he and his sister Tracy would exchange knowing smiles that he said got him through long family discussions. In June, the Nguyen family held a meeting to review the past school year and make plans for the […]
Students debate the use of aggressive tactics as protest methods
Tala Deloria said she used her shoes as a pillow the night she was arrested for blocking the 405 Freeway off-ramp south of Wilshire Boulevard during a protest against police brutality. California Highway Patrol officers arrested four students in April during the protest, said Deloria, a third-year geography student and protest organizer. UCLA Revolutionary Club, […]
ASUCLA to begin construction of Ackerman’s first all-gender restroom
Associated Students UCLA will begin Tuesday the construction of the first all-gender restroom in Ackerman Union, in response to requests from members of UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Roy Champawat, director of the student union, said the restroom is expected to be completed mid-September and is estimated to cost about $148,000 for design, […]
UCLA Operation Mend awarded $15.7M to expand services for veterans
The Wounded Warrior Project announced a $15.7 million grant Tuesday for UCLA Health’s Operation Mend, a treatment program for wounded veterans and their families. Melanie Gideon, director of Operation Mend, said the money will be granted in installments of $5 million per year over the next three years. She said $15 million will be used […]