Author Archives: Lee Bialik

After several cuts to UCLA’s budget over the last few years, some students and staff say the effects are creating difficulty getting into courses. The combined effect of decreased staff and courses offered, along with increased student fees, has left many students wondering if they can graduate on time. Janel Munguia, an undergraduate counselor for […]

After several attempts to gain department status, the proposal from the César E. Chávez Center in Interdisciplinary Chicana/o Studies remains on the chancellor’s desk because of a disagreement over the proposed department’s name. The César Chávez center had hoped to celebrate approval of its department status along with the new Asian American studies department, which […]

Correction appended Thirty-five years after the founding of the Asian American Studies Center, faculty, staff and students will be celebrating this landmark anniversary and its recent approval as its own department during a ceremony Thursday. From the first Asian American studies course offered in 1969 to a master’s degree program and specialization established in 1976, […]

When Kian Boloori was first admitted to UCLA, he saw rainbow flags outside Kinsey Hall, the former location of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center, and went in to visit. The now fourth-year world arts and cultures student and former chair of Queer Alliance ““ a coalition of LGBT groups on campus ““ joined […]

UCLA may have to more than double fees in a few years, possibly from $15,000 to $20,000, in order to stay competitive, Chancellor Albert Carnesale announced Thursday. Carnesale said his plan to raise fees and offset it with higher financial aid, which would require approval by the UC Board of Regents and the state Legislature, […]

Textbooks at the Associated Students of UCLA-run bookstore may seem overpriced to students, but the average markup for books at UCLA is actually lower than many other UCs when no recommended price is listed by the publisher. Officials of UCLA and three other UCs say the university bookstores typically price books at the publisher’s list […]

Protesters against lab experimentation on primates marched from the Federal Building to the UCLA Neuropsychology building and through Westwood on Monday. Participants in the protest said UCLA was targeted to advocate against experiments using primates that occur on campus. The university strongly refutes their accusations. The protest was one of dozens of events scheduled to […]