Annie E. Clark felt that her school did not treat her report of sexual assault with enough sensitivity, so she became an activist for the rights of students who have experienced sexual assault on college campuses. “We had people all around the country saying ‘your story is my story, how can I make my campus […]
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Nonprofit networking night connects students with professionals
An on-campus networking event on Feb. 19 aims to connect students interested in nonprofit work with professionals from an array of organizations. Students must register by Feb. 3 on the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission website to attend the event, which will take place in the Carnesale Pavilion. The event expanded this year […]
Vietnamese Culture Night explores mental health, domestic abuse
Teri Nguyen’s family did not know much about autism when her brother started acting aloof. They did not even know the word for autism in Vietnamese, their first language. “We never asked further – ‘why?’”said Nguyen, the director for this year’s 34th annual Vietnamese Culture Night and a third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student. […]
Sexual assault auditor to meet with UCLA student leaders
Leaders of a student campaign against sexual assault will meet with a California state auditor today to review UCLA’s sexual assault policies and procedures. The audit will provide a third-party evaluation of UCLA’s compliance with major federal laws, such as Title IX regulations and the Clery Act, on the treatment of sexual assault cases. It […]
Former UCLA fundraising director joins UC San Diego development team
UCLA’s former fundraising director Steve Gamer recently left the university to join the University of California San Diego, after 11 years with the UCLA development team. Nicholas Goldsborough, who has worked for several years in fundraising and development at UCLA, replaced Gamer on Jan. 2. Gamer will lead fundraising efforts and alumni relations at UC […]
Art exhibition gives voice to survivors of sexual assault
Finding the courage to connect her face to her story of sexual assault was part of the healing process for Talia Bombola. When the third-year psychology student first saw a photo of herself holding a poster with a quote from her assailant on the walls of the Kerckhoff Art Gallery on Tuesday, she said she […]
UCLA student shares experiences from world travel
Min Woo Sun did not pay for tutoring classes to supplement his education when his South Korea high school shut down. Instead, he homeschooled himself and traveled the world. Sharing a meal cooked over a campfire and a night sleeping in the Sahara Desert with Bedouins changed his perception on traveling, said Sun, a first-year […]