Nearly 1,000 elementary and middle students in Los Angeles were arrested at school between 2014 and 2017, a UCLA report found. The report was released by Million Dollar Hoods, a project founded by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, a professor of history and African American studies. The project, which analyzes policing and mass incarceration in Los Angeles, […]
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$2M endowment to fund mentorship program in economics department
UCLA’s department of economics received $2 million to fund a mentorship program for students pursuing careers in finance. The donation from Kevin Albert, a co-founder of the Sharpe Fellows Program, will be used to establish the Albert Family Career Development Endowed Fund within the economics department. The money will be used to provide resources for […]
Leader of white supremacist group involved in Charlottesville riots arrested
Federal authorities arrested the leader and two members of a white supremacist group for organizing and participating in riots. Robert Rundo, the leader of the Rise Above Movement, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday. Michael Miselis, a former UCLA aerospace engineering doctoral student, was a member of the group and was arrested […]
USAC recap – Oct. 23
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 Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public comment Students reminded the council about […]
SWC program lets students access free menstrual hygiene products on the Hill
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 9:44 a.m. Free menstrual hygiene products will be available on the Hill beginning Wednesday. BruiNecessities, a basic needs student advocacy group housed under the Undergraduate Students Association Council Student Wellness Commission, will provide the products in a box at the De Neve Office of Residential Life, located in […]
Students in ResLife share major concerns about unilateral revision of constitution
Students involved with Hill administration said they could be fired at any time for anything they say or do. If they were to get fired, they would have a few days to move out of on-campus housing. They said this fear is one reason why they were afraid to speak up when administrators rewrote the […]
Administrators assure that security camera policy will promote student safety
This post was updated Jan. 22 at 7:00 p.m. New security camera policies aim to standardize procedures to promote safety, UCLA administrators said. UCLA Policy 133 aims to improve campus safety by centralizing security camera data, said Ricardo Vazquez, a UCLA spokesperson. Vazquez said there are currently no campuswide rules for security cameras in place. […]