About 40 UCLA students and community members gathered in front of Kerckhoff Hall Thursday afternoon to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump. The United Arab Society, Muslim Student Association and Young Progressives Demanding Action at UCLA organized the “No Ban, No Wall // Rally and March” in response to Trump’s executive order barring Syrian […]
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Photo: BASH protests Piterberg with open-mic, singing event
Members of Bruins Against Sexual Harassment organized an open-mic and singing action in front of Young Research Library on Wednesday morning to protest Gabriel Piterberg, a history professor accused of sexually harassing two graduate students. BASH has held protests and actions inside and outside of Piterberg’s classroom, calling for his immediate removal from the university […]
UC Berkeley community protests guest speaker Milo Yiannopoulos
Violent protests and property destruction forced the cancellation of a controversial conservative speaker event at the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday night. UC police cancelled the event at about 6 p.m. and escorted Milo Yiannopoulos, an editor for the website Breitbart, off campus after about 1,500 protesters gathered outside the Martin Luther King Jr. […]
UC responds to Trump’s executive order on immigration, refugees
This post was updated on Jan. 29 at 2:46 p.m. University of California President Janet Napolitano and the chancellors of each campus expressed concern about an executive order from President Donald Trump barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. “While maintaining the security of the nation’s visa system is critical, this executive order is […]
UCLA union employees stage sit in at chancellor’s office
About 30 UCLA employees crowded into the waiting room of the chancellor’s office Friday afternoon asking to speak with him about their contract negotiations. Members of Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing UCLA skilled trades workers and University of California clerical and administrative workers, used their lunch break to occupy Chancellor Gene Block’s office, asking […]
UC Regent committee approves Anderson School of Management expansion
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The UCLA Anderson School of Management will add a new four story building to help accommodate increased enrollment and support new degree programs. A University of California Regents committee voted to approve a budget of $70.8 million for the expansion Wednesday. UCLA Vice Chancellor Steve Olsen […]
Student protests of conservative speaker events spark safety concerns
Student groups at universities across the country that planned to host a conservative speaker have become hesitant to move forward with their events because of potential threats to student safety. Republican groups at several campuses, including UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Davis, invited controversial Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at their campuses to bring […]