When people say we’re elitist, I start laughing. Most of us are loud, opinionated and cynical. But elitist? I wonder how the rumor got started. We eat our lunches in an unventilated office while making frantic phone calls, and finish writing our articles only to go home and stay up late writing papers. We stalk […]
Author Archives: Lee Bialik
Conference focuses on funding for graduate students
At a time when graduate student funding is described by professors with terms such as “crisis” and “nightmare,” faculty and graduate students are increasingly having to focus on funding rather than academics. A conference on funding for graduate students aimed at faculty, staff and graduate students Friday focused on the increasing role of academics in […]
Debate stirs candidates
A sea of fingers filled the air in the De Neve Auditorium, “shimmering” ““ wiggling fingers as a substitute to applause ““ to support candidates running in the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections. Candidates for the USAC election came together Thursday night in a debate sponsored by the Daily Bruin and BruinNews29. Approximately 90 students […]
GSA elections underway
Voting for the Graduate Student Association election begins today at noon, and campaigning is in full force, though much of it is not visible on campus. The online election was promoted by e-mail and through fliers from candidates that were posted and put in department mailboxes. Additionally, voting incentives, including a coupon for a free […]
[A closer look] Association makes communication a priority
Graduate students’ awareness of the Graduate Student Association is limited, and many students are not aware of its social activities and advocacy work. But officers say they are beginning to combat apathy with better communication and anticipate greater turnout in this year’s officer elections. Michelle Sugi, the vice president of academic affairs for GSA, said […]
Candidates’ ballot order, spending caps decided
As a cardboard box filled with note cards with candidates’ names written on them was shaken vigorously, the candidates for the upcoming USAC election waited quietly, eyes fixed on the box, awaiting the selection of the first name to be listed on the election ballot. After each name was pulled, the room stayed silent, save […]
UCLA acquires famed record label’s mementos
The UCLA Library Special Collection’s acquisition of the A&M Records Collection will enhance UCLA as a destination for the study of American music and popular culture, scholars say. Cofounders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, whose label became America’s largest independent record company, donated the collection to UCLA last month. The legendary company featured artists such […]