The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council unanimously approved USAC’s 2013-2014 budget. The council unanimously voted to extend Cynthia Jasso’s term as finance committee chair until July 15. Officer […]
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Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower courts
This post was updated at 11:40 a.m. The U.S. Supreme Court sent a case concerning the use of race in university admissions back to the lower courts Monday, saying the courts did not apply a proper level of “strict scrutiny” to the admissions policy in question. In the case, Fisher v. University of Texas, former […]
Things to Watch for in the CWS Championship Series
Who will pitch in Game 3? If the series goes to three games, coach John Savage has a choice to make. Should he send sophomore starter Grant Watson to the mound after just four full days of rest or opt for a fresher option such as freshman Cody Poteet, who has yet to pitch this […]
UCLA golfers play in summer tournaments, prep for upcoming season
Their season may have ended less than a month ago, but the members of the UCLA women’s golf team are not taking the opportunity to sit back on their heels. They’re already back out on the course and will play in a range of amateur tournaments throughout the summer. Rising senior Ani Gulugian and incoming […]
John Frazier hired as new coach of men’s track and field
Returning to his alma mater, John Frazier will try to guide UCLA’s track and field program to a national championship, something he just missed out on as a Bruin athlete. Frazier, who has more than 24 years of track and field coaching experience, returned to UCLA as the new coach of the men’s track and […]
Scam artist allegedly poses as UCLA Health System job recruiter
A recent hiring scam that involved an individual allegedly posing as a recruiter from the UCLA Health System is the most recent in a string of similar incidents reported over the past three months, according to a statement released by the UCLA Health System on Thursday. The victim allegedly sent the false recruiter several hundred […]
UCLA social sciences division names new associate dean for innovation in teaching
Juliet Williams, an associate professor in the gender studies department, was named as the new associate dean for teaching innovations, the dean of the Division of Social Sciences announced in an email Tuesday. Williams will work with administrators within the social sciences division to help create new teaching strategies and develop a new masters program […]