Multiple groups claim renting rooms from ASUCLA come with steep or surprise fees

Both UCLA and non-UCLA groups said they face unexpected room rental costs when hosting events on campus. Associated Students UCLA room rentals are free for student groups for certain venues, but additional charges may be added after a group hosts an event. Prices increase for on-campus clients as well as off-campus clients, who can ask […]

UCLA’s ethnic studies centers look back on accomplishments, discuss goals for future

The UCLA Institute of American Cultures and its four ethnic studies research centers celebrated their 50th anniversary and talked at a panel about what they have accomplished since their creation in the field of ethnic studies. The directors of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Ralph J. Bunche Center for […]

Interfaith event aims to build community among students of different religions

An interfaith committee featured students from different religions Tuesday to promote understanding across faiths. Panelists from various religions – including Catholicism, Judaism and Islam – spoke about their experiences with their religion in life and in college, how they have developed their faith and how their beliefs have helped them to find a community on […]

University of California officials discuss effects of proposed Title IX changes

University of California Title IX officials assessed proposed federal changes to Title IX policy and the future of Title IX at the UC as part of Sexual Assault Awareness month Thursday. The United States Department of Education proposed changes to current Title IX rules in November that would guide how schools handle reports of sexual […]

Interfraternity Council policy requires iPad check-in system at chapter events

Students attending fraternity parties must now check in on iPads before they enter the houses. An Interfraternity Council policy mandated that fraternities use iPads to scan BruinCards at the entrances of chapter parties beginning Feb. 21. The policy aims to help fraternities keep better track of their guests by creating digital guest lists for each […]

Julián Castro visits UCLA to speak with students about his 2020 presidential run

A candidate for the 2020 presidential election explained his position on various policies, including health care, education and foreign affairs on campus Monday. Julián Castro, former mayor of San Antonio and former United States secretary of housing and urban development under former President Barack Obama, spoke to a Chicana and Chicano studies class about his […]