I scramble for words whenever I try to give personal advice to friends. I want to hear about people’s problems, but I can’t find anything inspiring to say back. It’s hard to be encouraging when my own doubts are already through the roof. My voice is also lacking just because I’m thrown off by how […]
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Faculty, alumni recount fight for passage of diversity requirement
After College of Letters and Science faculty voted down a diversity requirement proposal in 2004, the question for some was, “What do we do now?” Raymond Knapp, a musicology professor who had chaired the Academic Senate Undergraduate Council around that time, said he remembers having a hard conversation with former Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic […]
Heather Rosen to lead Bruins United majority council
This post was updated on May 1 at 9:41 p.m. Bruins United candidates dominated this year’s undergraduate student government election, taking seven of nine contested positions, officials announced Friday night. The slate hasn’t held a majority of seats on the council since 2012. For the first time since 2007, Bruins United candidates took all executive […]
USAC votes to investigate LET’S ACT! fundraising allegations
This post was updated on April 29 at 11:07 a.m. The undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday night for the Election Board to investigate allegations that the LET’S ACT! slate used illegal fundraising tactics for multiple campaigns, possibly delaying the release of this year’s election results. Because elections cannot officially end until all complaints are […]
Dance Marathon raises about $446,160, up slightly from last year
The Pediatric AIDS Coalition raised about $446,160 through this year’s Dance Marathon, a slight increase from last year’s fundraising total. For the past five years, Dance Marathon participants have raised more than $400,000 each year, with the amounts peaking at $475,400 in 2013. Last year, the event raised $445,000 for charities that aim to fight […]
Investigator finds women at UCLA center faced hostile work environment
An external investigation found that women faculty at UCLA’s Alzheimer’s disease research center were discriminated against by men in the center and were treated in an unprofessional and demeaning way, according to a letter obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The investigation came after three women faculty members complained that men in the department had […]
Investigators looking into talks between UCLA, former CPUC president
This post was updated on April 9 at 8:48 p.m. Federal investigators are looking into discussions between UCLA and a former California Public Utilities Commission president about millions in commission funding going to a potential university “energy data center,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The CPUC regulates privately owned energy companies in the state. […]