Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sept. 30 which would have mandated access to abortion pills on public university campuses. Senate Bill 320 would have guaranteed students at the University of California and California State University access to medication abortions in student health centers. Students across the UC lobbied, phonebanked and collected petition signatures for […]
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Panhellenic president disputes USAC sexual assault resolution
This post was updated October 4 at 11:20 a.m. The UCLA Panhellenic Association president voiced her disapproval of a recent student government resolution condemning sexual assault that occurs in the Greek community. She said she thinks the resolution added little value to campus discourse and unfairly targets only the fraternities on campus. Emily Lewis, the […]
USAC recap – Oct. 2
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! YouTube channel, which can be accessed with a ucla.edu account. […]
Waugh to leave executive vice chancellor and provost post, return to faculty
UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost plans to step down and resume working as a faculty member. Scott Waugh said he plans to leave his position as vice chancellor in June and return to research full time, said Chancellor Gene Block in a statement Tuesday. “We will miss his warmth, humor and kindness,” Block said. […]
UC will update Native American repatriation policies in accordance with AB 2836
The University of California will adapt its repatriation policies for Native American cultural property found on UC campuses to increase transparency and communication. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2836, which aims to improve the UC’s repatriation procedures, into law Thursday. Repatriation describes the process of returning the remains and belongings of Native Americans to […]
Photo gallery focuses on candid communication as lens for understanding consent
This post was updated Oct. 1 at 3:03 p.m. Students curated a gallery of happy and communicative student couples to generate conversation about communication and consent. Bruin Consent Coalition, an organization which aims to educate the campus about sexual assault, created the gallery as part of Relationship Violence Awareness Month in an effort to bring […]
LPPI study recommends med school students study underrepresented languages
UCLA researchers investigated the consequences of language mismatch that occurs when physicians and patients cannot speak the same language. Researchers from the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative analyzed California census data in a study released earlier this month to gather evidence and develop policy solutions to address the shortage of Spanish-speaking physicians in California. […]