Author Archives: Shaudee Navid

The Graduate Student Association elections took an unexpected turn as several candidates from the Graduates Representing Educating Advocating Transforming slate filed complaints against the elections board on April 26. Representatives of GREAT issued a statement Tuesday expressing dissatisfaction with several actions taken recently by the elections board. Complaints were levied against the board’s decision to […]

Tucked away on the top floor of Kerckhoff Hall, the Graduate Students Association, an organization struggling for visibility among its small community, finally found its niche in the graduate student community through strengthened organization, efficiency and communication among its current officers. Starting the year off with only one returning officer and three officers with relatively […]

Gathering in a small room on the third floor of Ackerman Union, student volunteers willingly sacrifice basking in the sun to help fellow students and community members file their taxes. Students at UCLA can rely on the student-coordinated Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Organization on campus while tackling their tax returns. VITA, a national effort operated […]

Preparations for the Graduate Student Association elections ““ to be held at the end of April ““ are well underway, but not without a few minor glitches. With the time pressures of the upcoming election and a lack of human resources at MyUCLA, the election tabulation process used in the past cannot be enforced this […]

Standing at about 5 feet 6 inches tall, frozen in military formation, dressed in full uniform and over 2,000 years old, ancient Chinese terra-cotta warrior statues are considered by some to be the eighth wonder of the world. A discussion of these figures will take place Saturday when the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA […]

Laughter fills a lecture hall in Young Hall as a lively professor intertwines witty remarks about the chemical processes for making beer in an early morning chemistry class. Analogies like these can ease the pain and hurdles of learning chemistry for the average college student, making the experience enjoyable. But students don’t always have the […]

While many students complain about having to lug around heavy textbooks, some others don’t even have the books they need for school. Student leaders and research professionals gathered Wednesday night in a panel discussion, tackling issues from inadequate resources to the high number of under-credentialed teachers in schools primarily consisting of minority students. Sponsored by […]