UCLA economics department disestablishes computing specialization

The UCLA Department of Economics finalized the disestablishment of its computing specialization program on Wednesday. Department faculty voted to stop accepting students to the specialization during spring quarter last year, said Ichiro Obara, undergraduate vice chair of the economics department. Obara said faculty members decided to close the specialization because they thought the content taught […]

UCLA’s Fresh Produce draws student interest to art in manga, anime

Smooth, white chalk lines danced across the black chalkboard as Melinda Chiem-Ngoy sketched different parts of an anime character, emphasizing the need for attention to anatomical details. The third-year psychology student teaches manga drawing to a group of students who gather weekly in UCLA’s Jamba Juice to practice drawing Japanese comics. Manga is a medium […]

Arab Welcome Day invites students to learn more about the clubs on campus

Students will be able to meet representatives of different Arab student organizations and enjoy Middle Eastern food at the first Arab Welcome Day on Tuesday. The event will be at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and all students are welcome to attend the event, said Alaa Abuadas, a fourth-year communication studies […]

Students give feedback on desired traits in diversity vice chancellor

At a town hall meeting Monday, students called for the university to appoint a vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion who is culturally competent, creative and direct in addressing diversity issues. A search committee for the new vice chancellor held the town hall meeting to solicit opinions and concerns about the future appointment. Fifteen […]

Student commencement speakers to reflect on UCLA experience

Andrew Ho     Andrew Ho has organized two UCLA Dance Marathons, given a 3-year-old boy a private campus tour and photographed a proposal in Dickson Court in his four years at UCLA. Experiences like these are what the fourth-year psychobiology student will remember when he reflects on his college years. Ho, who served as […]

UCLA Hiking Club explores SoCal one mountain at a time

Dried-up riverbeds and withered flora littered the first few miles of the Fish Canyon Narrows hiking path. As a few dozen members of the The Hiking Club at UCLA navigated the trail and entered the shadier regions of the mountain, the group chanced upon small pools of clear mountain water. While a few members of […]

USAC, OCHC to host ‘Meet the Candidates’ event on Hill

The Hill will host the 30 candidates in this year’s undergraduate student government elections Friday night, in an event for students to meet their future student leaders. Any student can come talk to the candidates at the third annual “Meet the Candidates” event, which was organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board and […]