A Westwood playhouse was identified as a possible site for measles exposure in June following two confirmed cases of measles in Los Angeles, according to a press release from the LA County Department of Public Health on Saturday. The Geffen Playhouse theater, owned by UCLA, was potentially exposed to measles June 7 between 8 p.m. […]
Author Archives: Marilyn Chavez-Martinez
USAC recap – June 17
This post was updated June 18 at 2 p.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC […]
Union members protest after researcher’s postdoctoral appointment ends
About 40 union members marched through campus Thursday to protest the university’s actions regarding a postdoctoral appointment. United Auto-Workers Local 5810, a union which represents academic and postdoctoral researchers, protested alleged retaliation against one of its members by the university. Sandra Koch, a postdoctoral researcher, was told her appointment would end June 30, which protestors […]
New cannabis advisory board met with controversy on campus
A newly established policy advisory board will oversee cannabis-related events and research on campus. The University of California released two memorandums outlining requirements for cannabis-related research on campus and potential risks of receiving funding from businesses that profit from marijuana-related activities. UCLA established the Cannabis Advisory Board in April, which is responsible for drafting policy […]
USAC recap – June 4
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public Comment: Representatives from California […]
Bruin Tea: Which student government positions have the biggest stipends?
This post was updated July 23 at 10:30 a.m. Quarter system got you down? Have you fallen and can’t get up? Bruin Tea is a series investigating student questions and petty concerns about UCLA. Student governments on campus include the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Students Association, the On-Campus Housing Council and Resident Government […]
Rev. Lawson’s class hosts ‘teach-in’ to discuss nonviolence in modern activism
Rev. James Lawson said he thinks more nonviolent activism is necessary to eliminate segregation, hatred, violence and fear in the United States. Lawson was one of the speakers at a “teach-in” organized by students in the course Labor and Workplace Studies M173: “Nonviolence and Social Movements,” which is taught by Lawson, a UCLA lecturer and […]