Individuals wearing bald caps and signing posters will fill part of Bruin Plaza on Friday to raise money for the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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USAC fall special election candidates to speak with students
Students can talk with candidates running for undergraduate student government positions about their platforms and stances on campus Friday night.
Sisters strive to realize lifelong dreams after leaving Egypt behind
At 10 years old, Youstina and Marina Salama said they were frustrated when they got lower grades than other students for the same answers, which they believed happened because of their Christian faith. Their feelings about being a religious minority in Egypt turned into fear when their cousin’s Christian church was burned down on Christmas […]
USAC Election Board announces candidates for special election
Three students are running for the transfer representative position and two for the general representative 2 seat in this month’s undergraduate student government special election. All students are running independent of slates, which are similar to political parties. This is the first time in recent history that no candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
UCLA to appoint diversity specialists from various campus departments
UCLA plans to appoint about 20 officers in various divisions and schools on campus to advise administrators on diversity issues and assist a new vice chancellor who will focus on diversity. The university has also hired two discrimination prevention officers, who started working at UCLA in recent weeks and will serve under the vice chancellor. […]
Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon. During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may […]
GSA to fill vacancy in vice president of internal affairs position
The graduate student government will elect a new vice president of internal affairs this fall after Hope McCoy resigned from office on Sept. 18. To fill the position, Graduate Students Association forum members, who represent different graduate departments across campus, plan to elect a new officer by Nov. 12. The position will have been vacant […]