The namesakes of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science donated a record-breaking $100 million to the school Tuesday. Henry and Susan Samueli’s donation, made through the Samueli Foundation, is the largest gift ever made to the engineering school. UCLA named the engineering school after Henry Samueli after a $30 million donation […]
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The Centennial Issue: Forging the Future
or Jan Reiff, activism means caring about issues beyond one’s self and then acting to make positive change on those issues. “It’s where you harness your emotions and your strong feelings to figure out how to make that turn into something,” said Reiff, a history professor. In the past hundred years, UCLA has been home […]
TFT school meets to discuss details of Denove case, UCLA response
Theater, Film and Television school members informally addressed child sexual abuse charges against one of the department’s professors at a meeting Thursday. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, pleaded no contest to charges of child sexual abuse in November. At the time of the preliminary story’s […]
USAC candidate sanctions fall drastically from last year
This year’s undergraduate student government found candidates violated almost 90% fewer election regulations than last year. The Undergraduate Students Association Council election board issued a total of seven sanctions, the lowest number of sanctions in a USAC election in recent years. The election board is charged with making sure all candidates follow the proper procedures […]
USAC sees first independent president, lowest voter turnout in years
This post was updated May 5 at 11:38 p.m. For the first time in 19 years, students elected an independent candidate as the undergraduate student government president. This year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election featured 16 candidates running for 12 positions, with only one slate that consisted of four candidates. All four For the People slate candidates […]
UCLA professor emeritus pleads no contest to sexual assault charges
This post was updated May 6 at 6:14 p.m. A UCLA professor emeritus pleaded no contest to two charges of sexual assault of children under 14 years old. Thomas Fairleigh Denove, a professor emeritus in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was arraigned Nov. 9, according to court documents. He was charged under […]
Michelle Obama, celebrities encourage event attendees to pursue higher education
Former first lady Michelle Obama told students to reach for higher education at an event on campus Wednesday. Roughly 9,000 incoming college students packed Pauley Pavilion for the sixth annual College Signing Day, hosted by Obama’s Better Make Room and Reach Higher initiatives. Both campaigns aim to encourage students in their pursuit of higher education. […]