UCLA honors graduates active in undocumented community

An unfinished documentary outlined the experiences of one former UCLA student’s struggle to access higher education as an undocumented individual. The film was shown in Campbell Hall Friday night to commemorate undocumented student advocates Cinthya Felix, the subject of the film, and Tam Tran, the film’s maker. Tran was never able to finish the documentary, […]

Sixth Sikh Awareness Day educates students about culture

Traditional Punjabi music, resonant with the sounds of Northern India, filled Bruin Plaza during the Sikh Student Association’s sixth annual Sikh Awareness Day on Tuesday. The fifth largest religion in the world, Sikhism emerged in Northern India more than 500 years ago. Most Sikhs are from Punjab, a region in northern India. “It is a […]

Gov. Brown proposes new rainy day fund for November ballot

Gov. Jerry Brown, along with several state and local officials proposed a new rainy day fund Thursday that voters will be able to decide on in November. The new proposal, which may appear as a constitutional amendment to vote on in the November ballot, will replace a former fund proposal that would have provided emergency […]

California Public Higher Education Caucus to address debt

U.S. representatives announced Tuesday the official creation of the California Public Higher Education Caucus, a bipartisan organization that will push for investment in California’s higher education systems. Students and alumni from the University of California and California State University systems met with the representatives last Thursday in Washington to inaugurate the caucus. Representatives Ami Bera […]

Barbara Boxer presents report findings at UCLA Medical Center

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., released a report on Friday identifying procedural errors in hospitals as one of the leading causes of death in America. The report included approaches hospitals should take to address this concern. That same day, Boxer visited the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to examine how the university’s medical personnel have […]

UCLA Center for World Health engages students globally

UCLA medical student Debbie Martins still remembers a 2-year-old girl she met last summer while working with children suffering from malaria and tuberculosis in a Mozambique clinic. The child suffered from tuberculosis, which had infected her spine and paralyzed her from the waist down. “Some of the things we would never see here and that […]

USAC transfer representative petition seeking signatures

Nearly 1,000 students have signed a petition to create a transfer student representative seat within the undergraduate student government, but the measure is still far from the number of signatures it needs to have to be voted on by students during spring elections. To gather more signatures for the petition, transfer student advocates are holding […]