Keanu Balani wasn’t sure what university to attend until they met Raja Bhattar on a tour of the LGBT Campus Resource Center. Bhattar gave them a warm welcome, and their hospitality was the reason Balani decided to attend UCLA. “It’s actually so pivotal because I would not be at UCLA if it weren’t for (Bhattar); […]
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Recently published anthology explores young women’s perspectives
Catherine Zhang confided in an openly gay student she had just met during a fraternity party her freshman year that she was bisexual. Her new friend responded by hugging her and inviting her to go to a gay club with him in the future. Zhang, a second-year psychobiology student, said it was the first time […]
Diversity Peer Leader interns facilitate social justice dialogues
A UCLA internship program aims to address social justice issues on campus through student-led discussions and art workshops. The UCLA Intergroup Relations Program’s Diversity Peer Leader internship program recruits students to organize and facilitate events that address campus issues like diversity, toxic masculinity and gun violence. The program is hosting the “SolidARiTy: Plural Identities” event […]
UCLA study reveals Southern California salt marshes in state of decline
UCLA researchers found that rising sea levels could lead to the complete loss of salt marshes in Southern California by 2100. The study, published by researchers in the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability on Feb. 21, also predicted that most salt marshes in the northern U.S. Pacific Coast would be lost by 2050. […]
UCLA faculty designs data analysis curriculum for high school students
UCLA faculty are working with local school districts to teach high school students big data analysis. UCLA, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, received a five-year, multimillion dollar grant from the National Science Foundation in 2010 to design curricula for high school math and science classes with a strong emphasis on computational […]
UCLA warns international students about increased stringency in visa laws
International students who are arrested could be removed from the country following the federal government’s new emphasis on screening immigrants. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars met with student leaders Feb. 7 to talk about the changes in national immigration enforcement that have taken place in the past year. Sam Nahidi, the center’s […]
Bruin Dine program suspended after health code violation
Organizers have indefinitely postponed a program that would serve free leftover dining hall food to students in order to comply with food safety regulations. Bruin Dine, an initiative that aims to serve food-insecure students and reduce food waste on campus, suspended the program after holding its first event Feb. 15. UCLA Environment, Health and Safety […]