Author Archives: Joseph Vescera

UCLA to put up gender-inclusive signs for certain campus restrooms

UCLA will change the signs on about 20 single-stall restrooms over the summer to make them gender-inclusive. The initiative, which some students in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community started pushing for more than three years ago, is meant to make some students feel more comfortable using campus restrooms. The Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

Electrical engineering curriculum to change in fall

UCLA’s electrical engineering curriculum will undergo several changes in fall quarter to remove certain major requirements deemed unnecessary and include more introductory and design courses requested by students. The changes are meant to simplify the major requirements for students while allowing them more freedom to take courses related to their area of specialization, said Professor […]

Grad trades tassel for tires in cross-country bike ride

Most of his peers will be walking at the June 14 commencement ceremonies, but George Hewett plans to be far away, riding his bike through the American countryside. Instead of attending his own graduation, the fifth-year anthropology student will be in the midst of a two-month, cross-country bicycle trip raising money for five different charities. […]

Students submit mental health-themed art for a ‘Piece of Mind’

A UCLA student art gallery focusing on themes of mental health and wellness will be open to the public this week. The gallery, titled Piece of Mind, opened Sunday night in Kerckhoff Art Gallery and features different forms of art, including paintings, photography and short stories that attempt to offer a new take on mental […]

UCLA student government aims to reform appointments process

The way students are appointed to undergraduate student government leadership positions has received criticism, prompting some councilmembers to pursue avenues to reform the process. Some former undergraduate student government leaders have cited issues of transparency and slate politics in the appointments process this year, along with councilmember apathy in researching candidates they approve for appointments. […]

Panel of UCLA professors to discuss climate change, solutions

A student group that aims to educate students about climate change will hold a panel Thursday for UCLA professors to discuss climate change through a multidisciplinary approach. The Climatepedia panel, called “Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions in a Contemporary World,” is meant to encourage a multifaceted discussion of climate change, including from the perspective of […]