This post was updated on Nov. 18 at 7:09 p.m. Michael Meyers, a UCLA graduate student in physics, was reported missing Sunday night. He was last known to be hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Catherine Meyers, Meyers’ mother, said her son planned to climb Mount Russell or Mount Whitney on Nov. 6. She […]
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Students organize vigil in support of victims of Paris, Beirut attacks
Students braved the cold wind Monday night as they gathered in Meyerhoff Park to mourn the victims of recent attacks in Paris and Beirut. About 50 students gathered in front of Kerckhoff Hall to recognize those killed in the attacks. During the vigil, hosted by the Lebanese Social Club and EuroBruins, students lit candles and […]
UCLA students in Paris reflect upon terror attacks in city
All UCLA travelers, including 53 students in Paris, are safe after a series of attacks on the city Friday night, UCLA officials have confirmed.
UCSA Students of Color Conference holds march at UC Berkeley
Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system.
Napolitano proposes plan to increase UC’s resident enrollment
The University of California is seeking to increase its in-state undergraduate enrollment by 10,000 over the next three years, according to a plan outlined by UC President Janet Napolitano. Napolitano’s budget proposal will increase resident enrollment by 5,000 students for the 2016-2017 academic year, before completing the full 10,000 increase in the 2018 academic year, […]
UC chancellors submit amicus brief supporting affirmative action
University of California President Janet Napolitano and all 10 UC chancellors announced their support for affirmative action in admissions decisions in a statement submitted to the United States Supreme Court Monday. UC officials submitted the statement, called an amicus brief, to supplement information presented in the case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which […]
Residents rally for Palestine in wake of airstrikes
Westwood community members and students chanted while marching to the Israeli Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard Sunday to protest what they claimed was the Israeli occupation of areas such as West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Al-Awda, a group dedicated to helping Palestinian refugees, and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, also known as […]