A candidate from the FIRED UP! slate released a statement Wednesday claiming that hand symbols used by the LET’S ACT! slate promote gang culture. Gabriel Gutierrez, the FIRED UP! candidate for Undergraduate Students Association Council Financial Supports commissioner, issued the statement, which criticizes LET’S ACT! for using a hand sign that he says trivializes the […]
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GSA recap – May 7
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 7 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Officer reports GSA President Nicole Robinson said the Master’s and Ph.D. Career conference on […]
Safe Sex Week to educate students through themed days, events
A series of on-campus events this week will aim to educate students about safe sex practices and sexual violence prevention through various informational sessions. Starting Monday, the Student Wellness Commission’s Gender Health committee will launch Safe Sex Week, which is meant to teach students about issues such as AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and sexual consent. Students […]
Activists rally for divestment in colleges nationwide
Student activists across the country are increasingly turning to their undergraduate student governments to pressure their universities to divest from corporations linked to the Israeli government. The movement is unfurling a new wave of cultural and political activism that has taken root on college campuses around the world, including UCLA. The scope, efficacy and protesting […]
Students form new slate FIRED UP! for USAC elections
A new slate that had initially planned to run candidates with LET’S ACT! will contest several positions in the upcoming undergraduate student government elections. Slates are groups of students that pool together their resources and run under similar platforms, much like political parties. A total of 30 candidates are running for office this year – […]
Referendum for a cultural events fee to be on May ballot
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Undergraduate students will vote in their upcoming student government election on a referendum that would increase student fees by $1.55 per quarter to fund student groups’ cultural and arts-related programs. The Undergraduate Students […]
Students to help choose UCLA’s vice chancellor of diversity
Four months after announcing a new vice chancellor for diversity, UCLA is looking for two students to be on a committee to find someone to fill the position. The new search and advisory committee, which administrators expect to finalize by the end of spring quarter, will aid the university in a search for the new […]