Sexperts Committee to discuss benefits of self pleasure

An undergraduate student government student wellness commission committee and the Gamma Rho Lambda – Zeta chapter at UCLA are co-hosting a masturbation workshop Wednesday night. The goal of the “Finals Can Wait, Masturbate!” workshop is to educate students about self pleasure and break stigmas about masturbating and having sex for pleasure, said Savannah Badalich, the […]

Romanian Club at UCLA plants roots for cultural outreach

Her red and white tasseled bracelet symbolizes Laura Gosa’s luck for the upcoming year. The bracelet is a sign of luck for Mărțișor, a holiday that celebrates the first day of March and signifies the beginning of spring in the Romanian calendar. Gosa, the president of the Romanian Club at UCLA and a third-year neuroscience […]

Grand Challenges to launch in 2014-2015 academic year

The Grand Challenges Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, a new yearlong undergraduate course that focuses on research about sustainability and the environment in Los Angeles, will be offered starting in the next academic year. The program is part of the UCLA Grand Challenges initiative. More than 130 UCLA faculty members are involved in the project that […]

Recipients honored with 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award

The UCLA Academic Senate recently selected the recipients for the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, an achievement that honors faculty members who excel at teaching. Faculty members were nominated by their departments and the Committee on Teaching evaluated each nominee during a three-month period. The award is divided into three categories: senate faculty, non-senate faculty and […]

UCLA students inspired by panel on women in politics

Angela Yip used to second-guess herself when she discussed political and social issues, even though she was passionate about them. But after meeting female leaders in L.A. politics and listening to their stories, the first-year political science student said she aspires to get involved in local politics and be more confident when discussing the topics […]

Ace Hagar, loving brother, genuine friend deceased

Ace Hagar, a third-year undeclared student, died Sept. 30 from injuries sustained in a car crash on Interstate 15. He was 24 years old. Hagar’s family and friends knew him as a loving brother and genuine friend who worked hard to attend his dream school, UCLA, and became the first in his family to go […]

Keilis-Borok remembered for earthquake prediction research

Vladimir Keilis-Borok, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Sciences and an internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist, died from a heart illness on Oct. 19 at his Culver City, Calif. home. He was 92. Keilis-Borok is known for his contributions in the field of earthquake prediction and his passion to […]