Vice Chancellor Kang seeks student input in advocacy group’s creation

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plans to create a student advocacy group that will advise the office on how to reduce acts of discrimination on campus. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor of equity, diversity and inclusion, said in an email statement Monday his office wants students to suggest how the group should be run. […]

UCLA maintenance in the dark about Southern Lights flood cause

Investigators have not yet pinpointed the source of a leak that flooded Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of the Sciences, in early November. An Associated Students UCLA manager shut down operations midday on Nov. 5 after the employee area of the coffee shop was flooded, said Cindy Bolton, the ASUCLA director of […]

USAC passes unanimous resolution against Safe Campus Act

The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday against a federal bill that would require victims of sexual assault to report incidents to law enforcement before universities can investigate claims. Under the Safe Campus Act, the university would be able to provide health care and psychological services to sexual assault survivors, but would not […]

Gene Block, Jerry Kang discuss campus climate, issues facing the UC

Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin editorial board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting on Tuesday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang, spoke about campus climate issues, UCLA’s purchase of the Occidental Petroleum Building, the Centennial Campaign and the UCLA Grand […]

UCLA officials plan to shut down white student union Facebook page

UCLA administrators said they intend to shut down the UCLA White Student Union Facebook page, in a statement released Tuesday to some student organization leaders. Officials said in the statement they think the page misrepresents UCLA and could mock student groups that advocate for equity. The page was created several weeks after the Afrikan Student […]

ASU disappointed in Block, plans to push UCLA to address all demands

Afrikan Student Union members said they are disappointed the UCLA administration only addressed about half their demands to solve issues of racial inequality on campus. Chancellor Gene Block announced Friday UCLA administrators will hire an officer to increase outreach and recruitment of black students, and develop more robust anti-discrimination policies. The administration will also create […]