Author Archives: amanda schallert

Bruins for Israel requests sorority’s apology for map omissions

The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Bruins for Israel members released a statement Wednesday asking for students in the Empowered Arab Sisterhood to apologize for displaying maps of the Middle East that did not list Israel’s name on […]

Students respond to criticisms of joint ethics statement by Block, Napolitano

This article was updated on May 18 at 8:35 p.m. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and University of California President Janet Napolitano released statements on Friday criticizing students’ efforts to discourage undergraduate student government leaders from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. The majority of candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

Judicial Board hears arguments on potential USAC conflict

In an hours-long hearing Thursday, Students for Justice in Palestine representatives and several opposing students debated whether two former undergraduate student government councilmembers had engaged in conflicts of interest this school year. About 20 individuals, including witnesses and campus administrators, attended the Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board hearing Thursday evening. The Judicial Board is […]

Bruins for Israel criticizes actions it considers anti-Semitic

Bruins for Israel members issued a press release Thursday criticizing speech and actions they considered anti-Semitic at a past undergraduate student government meeting and in a recent statement asking next year’s councilmembers to refrain from taking free or sponsored trips with certain pro-Israel or non-student centered organizations.The release calls for the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

Students help faculty develop diversity requirement proposal

More than a dozen students are helping faculty members develop a proposal for a new academic diversity requirement by the end of this month.The committee formed last month after the chair of the College of Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee, Christina Palmer, asked several UCLA professors to work on a new diversity requirement proposal […]

Bruins United campaigning banned Friday for violation

Bruin United candidates running for undergraduate student government officer positions were banned from all forms of campaigning Friday for turning in inaccurate expense accounts. All candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election this week were required to confirm the amount of money they spent campaigning to the USAC Election Board by 5 p.m. […]