A graduate researcher said at an event Wednesday that international students had a negative perception of UCLA following 2016’s campus shooting. At the International Student Leadership Coalition’s Applied Research Workshop in Ackerman, Justin Gelzhiser, the chair of applied research for the ISLC, said campus events like the June 2016 shooting can compound international students’ stress […]
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Combatants for Peace speakers advocate for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue
Two speakers personally affected by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict said they believe peace in the region is possible through more dialogue and cooperation between the two groups at an event Wednesday. J Street U at UCLA, a chapter of a nationwide student group advocating for peace between Israel and Palestine, hosted an event at UCLA Hillel […]
UCLA improves facilities in Haines Hall, adds outside study areas
Student have access to more outside study spaces and improved classroom facilities following recent renovations on campus. The UCLA Office of Instructional Development and the Facilities Management worked together over the summer to create new group study tables in front of Bunche Hall and improve classrooms in Haines Hall with new technology, said Rob Rodgers, […]
Students attend screening of Al Gore’s new documentary on the Hill
Images of melting glaciers and flooded streets flashed before students at a screening of former Vice President Al Gore’s new documentary Thursday. UCLA’s Renewable Energy Association and UCLA Residential Life hosted a screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” on the Hill on Thursday night. The documentary featured Gore’s efforts to persuade governments around […]
UCLA law school assistant professor appointed to UN Human Rights Council
A UCLA School of Law professor will continue researching contemporary forms of racial discrimination at a broader scale at the United Nations while continuing to teach at UCLA. The U.N. Human Rights Council appointed E. Tendayi Achiume, an assistant professor of law at UCLA, as the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, […]
CNN journalist Lisa Ling leads discussion on sexual education on the Hill
Students grabbed cookies and condoms on their way into an event on sexual education Thursday. Lisa Ling, a CNN journalist, led a discussion on sexual education in U.S. high schools and universities at “This is Sex with Lisa Ling – A Screening & Conversation” in Northwest Campus Auditorium on the Hill. Several UCLA organizations including […]
UCLA alumni launch online platform for sharing Filipino experiences
Conrad Contreras and Mallory Valenzuela named their online forum aimed at connecting Filipino-Americans after Bahay Kubo, a communal stilt house signifying community in Filipino culture. Contreras and Valenzuela, who graduated from UCLA in 2015 and 2013, respectively, launched wearekubo.com, an online content engine, in August. The website provides a space for Filipino-American millennials to share […]