Faculty vote to terminate economics/international studies major

College Faculty Executive Committee members voted Friday to terminate the economics/international area studies major. The Department of Economics moved to disestablish the program after a declining number of students expressed interest in it over the years. Though the major will be discontinued, the department still plans to offer many of the same courses included in […]

UCLA unveils new Edie & Lew Wasserman Building, research center

Campus officials unveiled the new Edie & Lew Wasserman Building, a research center and patient-care facility, at a private ceremony earlier this week. The building is dedicated to the late philanthropists Edie Wasserman and Lew Wasserman, who were among UCLA’s most ardent supporters, according to a UCLA press release. Among those at the ceremony were […]

USAC secures funding for Circle of 6 campus safety app

A UCLA-specific campus safety application for smartphones will soon be available to students, after more than a year of attempts to secure funding by UCLA student leaders. The app, called Circle of 6, allows students to easily contact six preselected people in the event of an emergency. The app gives students the option to send […]