Lisa Gantz spent a month during her medical training working at a legal clinic along the Texas-Mexico border, and visited several detention centers in the area. She said she is still haunted by what she saw. “One of the ones that I visited was basically an old Walmart where they had ripped out all of […]
Author Archives: Emily MacInnis
Involvement of Spirit Squad director in incidents with donor began prior to 2018
This post was updated July 15 at 9:57 a.m. Members of the UCLA dance team had seen it before. A 76-year-old man offering them drinks, his hand resting on their legs as they politely declined, and his voice calling after them as they fled the event to hide. And they had reported it to their […]
New UCLA policy requires gender-inclusive amenities on campus
UCLA announced a new policy which would require gender-inclusive facilities in every building on campus. Assistant vice chancellor of Facilities Management Kelly Schmader said in an email announcement Tuesday that Policy 890 would convert all existing one-person, gender-specific restrooms on campus to one-person, gender-inclusive restrooms. If a building does not already have a one-person restroom […]
Student founds organization to support people who stutter, aims to reduce stigma
When Nathan Mallipeddi was in high school, people mistakenly thought he lacked confidence because of his stuttering. “There’s a stigma that you’re not confident, you’re nervous – that’s a problem because for me, because when I was growing up and had to give a presentation, I wasn’t scared of people but everyone thought I was […]
Student Legal Services celebrates 50th anniversary, reflects on evolution
Fifty years ago, UCLA alumnus Keith Schiller was inspired to start a legal service for UCLA students after his friend became a victim of racial profiling. In June 1969, Schiller, then president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, secured funding to offer free and confidential legal services to students at UCLA. Student Legal Services celebrated […]
Bruin Tea: Why is the layout of Boelter Hall and Mathematical Sciences so confusing?
Complaint: Why are Boelter Hall and the Mathematical Sciences Building so confusing? South Campus students criticize the layout of the connected Boelter Hall and Mathematical Sciences Building. They say its dead-end hallways and rooms accessible only from certain routes make it difficult and nonintuitive to navigate. Kelly Schmader, assistant vice chancellor of Facilities Management, said […]
Student creates mobile app to help students better discuss mental health
Sahen Rai decided he wanted to help normalize conversations about mental health after a classmate died by suicide during his senior year of high school. “I basically just want to create something that could really help people struggling with mental health issues, or depression or anxiety, and that’s kind of what I want to do […]