Throughout the school year, Will Conley spends many nights at UCLA, coaching students in his review sessions and greeting them not only with firm handshakes and polite hellos, but also hugs, requests for selfies and laughs. Conley, an assistant adjunct professor of mathematics, won the My Last Lecture Award on Tuesday. The award, which is […]
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Israeli and U.S. veterans share experiences in ‘Night of Unity’ panel
Student veterans of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy spoke alongside veterans of the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday in a panel that discussed their transitions between military and civilian life and the stigmas they experienced in their respective countries. About 75 people attended the panel, which was a part of a larger event […]
Students hold vigil to honor victims of Lahore terrorist attack
Students honored victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attack that killed 72 people in Lahore, Pakistan, during a vigil in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday night. About 35 students who attended the vigil, organized by the Pakistani Student Association at UCLA and the South Indian Project, held candles and listened to student speakers react to the attack […]
UC community responds to Statement of Principles Against Intolerance
University of California students and faculty members expressed mixed opinions about changes to the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance the UC Board of Regents approved on March 23. The Board amended the statement to condemn anti-Semitism, without infringing on free speech and academic freedoms, at its bi-monthly meeting on the UC San Francisco campus. The […]
UC committee addresses concerns with banks, fossil fuel investments
A University of California committee agreed to facilitate a study on the University’s investments in banks that fund private prisons and discussed other student concerns in a meeting Friday. Student Regent Avi Oved spoke to the UC Committee on Investments about concerns two student groups, the Afrikan Black Coalition and Fossil Free UC, had about […]
UCLA ranked 16th in US for most Peace Corps volunteers in 2016
UCLA students will help prevent HIV transmission, teach mathematics at schools and otherwise assist communities abroad by volunteering with the Peace Corps this summer. This year, 35 UCLA students were invited to become Peace Corps volunteers. In 2016, UCLA ranked 16th for most volunteers in the nation, according to the University of California Office of […]
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Feb. 26
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive reports Executive director Bob Williams said sales in […]