A ballot initiative to split California into six states reached the threshold of signatures needed to be included on the November 2016 California election ballot. If it passes, the initiative will have significant ramifications for the University of California, experts said. About 1.3 million California residents have signed onto the “Six Californias” initiative since proponents […]
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Animal rights group demands suspension of researchers with violations
Animal rights protesters gathered on Monday at Meyerhoff Park to call for the suspension of several UCLA researchers who did not comply with federal guidelines on animal research. Stop Animal Exploitation Now!, which organized the protest, said in a press release that it wrote a letter last week to UCLA Chancellor Gene Block urging him […]
Hundreds across UC sign petition asking to delay Oved’s appointment
About 500 people in the University of California community have signed a petition that started on Sunday urging the UC Board of Regents to delay the appointment of former Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avi Oved as student regent-designate. The petition, which has been signed by more than 140 UCLA students, was written […]
Rally ends in gunfire at Federal Building
A Department of Homeland Security officer fired a shot at four pro-Palestinian counter protesters in a truck during a pro-Israel rally in Westwood early Sunday evening.
Board of Regents to move forward with vote on student regent-designate
The University of California Board of Regents still plans to vote on Avi Oved’s confirmation as a student regent-designate next week, saying he did not violate any UCLA code while running for undergraduate student government office in 2013 and that he fully complied with all procedures of his nominating process. The decision comes approximately a […]
Q&A: UCLA law professor evaluates U.S. immigration system
As tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America have flooded the United States’ border in recent months, officials and activists, including those at UCLA, have called for President Barack Obama to address ongoing problems with the U.S. immigration system. Last week, Obama asked Congress for funding to help send minors back home more […]
Q&A: UCSA board member Morris Sarafian speaks on goals for student lobbying
UCLA’s undergraduate student government appointed Morris Sarafian, a third-year political science student, to the University of California Student Association Board of Directors late last month. Sarafian serves as a director at Bruin Lobby Corps, which encourages students to lobby for higher education issues. He will serve as a non-voting member on the UCSA board, which […]