Tabatha Lewis: UCLA employees should be able to use recreational marijuana

Marijuana may be legal in California, but depending on your luck, UCLA could fire you for using or even just possessing it. Earlier this year, California made it legal for adults age 21 or over to use and possess marijuana in the state, following the passage of Proposition 64 in 2016. Under the proposition, adults […]

Alum, co-creator of internet Vint Cerf discusses its history, future

A UCLA alumnus who helped create the internet said he thinks it has many possibilities to grow – but also faces challenges – at an event Monday. Vint Cerf, a vice president and chief evangelist at Google who graduated from UCLA in 1972, talked about the development of the Internet Protocol suite and the problems […]

Tabatha Lewis: UCLA must require explanatory module before students pay or waive UC SHIP

Imagine this: You wake up one morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with alcohol poisoning because you didn’t follow the “one drink per hour” rule from the alcohol module that UCLA has incoming students finish before they come to campus. Luckily, you’re covered by the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan, so your […]

New public health summer program seeks to expose students to field

A new UCLA summer program will give college students interested in public health hands-on experience in the field. Students in the UCLA Public Health Scholars Training program will conduct field work three days a week from June to August with a community-based organization in the Los Angeles area, and will also receive a $3,000 stipend, […]

Proposed bill to reform, expand financial aid in higher education

A bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday aims to reform how the federal government oversees higher education. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx introduced House Resolution 4508, which expands the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program, to include shorter-term programs like apprenticeships. It would also cap the amount of loans students […]

Carnival on the Hill brings awareness to those affected by HIV/AIDS

UCLA students threw darts at balloons while learning facts about HIV/AIDS on Tuesday at an event on the Hill. The Pediatric AIDS Coalition held its second annual Carnival on the Hill event at Sunset Village. Members of PAC asked students questions about their perceptions of AIDS while they participated in games such as a dart […]

The World at UCLA event showcases international students’ stories

Raunak Rupani performed mashups of songs in French and Mandarin during an open mic event Wednesday. “An easy way to get to learn about different cultures is to combine it with something you love, and for me it was music,” said Rupani, a fourth-year economics student from Dubai. Rupani’s performance was one of many acts […]