The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Bruin Viewpoint Room in Ackerman Union. Presentations UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said officers are trained to stop drivers […]
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Veg Pledge encourages students to maintain sustainable diet for three weeks
Over three hundred students will follow a sustainable diet for three weeks as part of UCLA’s annual Veg Pledge. During Veg Pledge, which started Jan. 15, participants living on the Hill try a vegan or vegetarian diet until Feb. 5, and enter contests on social media to win prizes for their efforts. Veg Pledge is […]
UCLA’s East and West African communities come together for a week of unity
Nearly 40 UCLA students from across the continent of Africa gathered in Rieber Hall last week to promote unity between African student groups on campus. The UCLA East African Student Association and Nigerian Student Association at UCLA held their first annual East Meets West Week from Tuesday to Friday. The four-day event aimed to unite […]
Dashew Center’s new student collective doubles as artistic, social avenue
International students can learn and teach art skills while socializing at a new art collective. The UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars launched a drop-in art and writing collective Wednesday. The collective provides art supplies, including watercolor paints and brushes, felt-tip pens, drawing pencils and erasers. The collective also holds meetings at which […]
USAC recap – Jan. 22
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public Comment Students expressed concerns about election […]
Student organization hosts event to raise awareness of gun violence campaign
UCLA students signed and stamped their handprints to a mural installation to promote gun control at an event Thursday. Bruins for a Safer America, a bipartisan student organization that advocates for gun reform, partnered with the shoe company Toms to host the event to raise awareness about their #EndGunViolenceTogether campaign. Pat Bradley, a co-founder of […]
UCLA alumni create online encyclopedia powered by cryptocurrency
Four UCLA alumni developed an online, cryptocurrency-driven encyclopedia to increase inclusivity on the internet. UCLA alumni Sam Kazemian, Travis Moore and Kedar Iyer, along with their friend Mahbod Moghadam, created Everipedia in 2015. The website uses data from Wikipedia for a portion of its own pages and allows any user to create and add their […]