To most students, having to be awake at 8 a.m. is not a laughing matter, but there are others who gather around in the sculpture garden to do just that ““ laugh. And laughing is not as simple as it might sound. The laughing club does different laughing exercises, and each of these exercises come […]
Author Archives: Narges Zohoury
Union rallies at Berkeley
A week after their rally at UCLA, University of California service workers took their concerns to UC Berkeley on Friday, where 16 people were cited while rallying for higher wages and better opportunities for over 7,000 service workers. The 16 individuals arrested were demonstrating in a major intersection in Berkeley, and were cited by the […]
USAC recognizes Coming Out Week
In an effort to show its support for UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the undergraduate student government passed a resolution Tuesday to officially recognize this week as National Coming Out Week. “(The resolution) is to let them know we have their back,” said Undergraduate Students Association Council President Allende Palma/Saracho, adding that it’s […]
Workers rally in support of ongoing UC, AFSCME talks
Voices of nearly 200 workers, students and union organizers echoed as they entered the corridors of Kerckhoff Hall and walked up and crossed over to the second floor of Ackerman Union. They were chanting “No justice! … No peace!” as they arrived behind the closed doors of a room where negotiations for a potentially better […]
USAC approves financial chair
After more than a month-long lapse, the Undergraduate Students Association Council approved the appointment of its third finance committee chair for the current term ““ but there is yet to be a committee to run. The committee handles and makes recommendations for the council’s budget and its chair oversees the process. Maraissa Corella, a fourth-year […]
ASUCLA fees could see huge jump
Associated Students of UCLA officials gathered with members of both graduate and undergraduate student governments Wednesday to discuss the possibility of a raise in the quarterly student union fee. The student union fee, which goes toward the maintenance of the student union and ASUCLA services, is currently $7.50 per quarter, but could potentially rise to […]
The homeless community a part of Westwood life
Walking on Broxton Avenue on a Friday night, it’s not hard to miss the homeless strolling among hordes of young people waiting to see a movie or be seated at a restaurant. One standing in front of Starbucks identified himself as James Reed. He had alcohol on his breath and a backpack on his back […]