UCLA undergraduate student government leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., on Thursday night to attend a conference set up by the White House task force created to protect students from sexual assault. Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness Commissioner Savannah Badalich and Internal Vice President Avi Oved attended the conference. The event brought sexual assault awareness […]
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Event to encourage reporting sexual assault incidents
Tables for informational and advocacy groups will line Bruin Plaza Tuesday for an event about reporting sexual assault. Every Report Counts aims to educate students about the avenues through which they can report sexual assaults as well as give feedback to resources. The event will occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is […]
Variety of candidates in GSA election raises competition
Students running for office in next week’s graduate student government elections will see contested races for the first time in several years. The Graduate Students Association, the representative governing body for UCLA’s graduate and professional schools, currently has two slates campaigning for positions on next year’s council. Slates are a group of students who run […]
Mobile art gallery advocates “alcohol is not consent”
Janelle Cohen’s early sexual harassment education in grade school featured pictures of girls crying and big red letters sensationalizing the threat and effects of sexual assault. Cohen, who said she is a sexual assault ally, did not respond positively to these messages. To combat the stereotypical images of sexual assault, the third-year theater student decided […]
Former MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park to speak at UCLA
Students from San Diego to Claremont will join UCLA’s international Korean student population Thursday in welcoming baseball legend Chan Ho Park to UCLA’s campus. In the wake of the 1997 East Asian financial crisis, South Korean citizens looked to the popular Korean baseball player and his success on the field for inspiration and hope, said […]
Academic Senate accepting nominees for annual diversity award
The UCLA Academic Senate is currently accepting nominations for an annual award meant to honor students and faculty who promote an impartial and inclusive learning environment at UCLA. Winners of the Academic Senate’s 2014 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award will receive $2,000 each. Members of the UCLA community may submit nomination packets through the Academic […]
USAC Recap – Feb. 18
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda Several members of Students for Justice in Palestine spoke about changes the group has made to a resolution it plans to bring […]