The John Wooden Center plans to extend its operating hours to 24 hours on weekdays using funds from the Social Justice Referendum, a UCLA official said. Students voted last Friday to pass the Social Justice Referendum, an initiative that increases quarterly student fees by $24.99, effective fall 2016. An amount of $1.75 per student per […]
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Danny Siegel’s passion for public service drives USAC candidacy
The night Barack Obama was elected U.S. president in November 2008 was the night Danny Siegel realized he wanted to be involved in student government. “Watching election night and seeing all the raw emotions from people around the world and my own family was very empowering,” said Siegel, a third-year political science student. Siegel said […]
UCLA offers new travel study programs, summer institutes for 2016
UCLA will offer new travel study opportunities and application-based courses to students who wish to apply their knowledge outside traditional classroom settings. Assistant Vice Provost Jaime Balboa said students can begin applying to three new travel study opportunities for summer. One program, called “English in Florence: American Writers and Artists Abroad,” allows students to take […]
ASUCLA discusses proposal for inclusive prayer, meditation space
An undergraduate student government office suggested creating a nondenominational prayer and meditation space on campus during last Friday’s Associated Students UCLA meeting. Aaliya Khan, the Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative who presented the proposal, said UCLA is one of the only UC campuses that does not have a prayer space on campus. Khan said […]
ASUCLA Services Committee recap – Nov. 13
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides for student services and activities that the university does not fund and oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board and campus services and enterprises. The services committee meeting takes place every month and focuses on evaluating the services provided by the association, […]
USAC recap – Nov. 10
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Officer reports President Heather Rosen […]
Ashe Center pharmacy to move to Ackerman Union location
The pharmacy at UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will move to Ackerman Union next summer to expand clinical services within the Ashe Center, as discussed at an undergraduate student government meeting last Tuesday. John Bollard, chief of administrative services at the Ashe Center, said the center is planning to hire more specialists, […]