The Afrikan Student Union called on UCLA to create a Black Resource Center and a $40 million endowment to address African-American underrepresentation on campus in a list of demands it released Thursday. Fourth-year philosophy and African American Studies student and Afrikan Student Union Chair Alicia Frison said the group worked on the demands throughout the […]
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UC Regents to consider housing options for increased enrollment
The governing board of the University of California will vote to add more housing options at UCLA at its meeting next week. The UC Board of Regents heard proposals from UCLA officials at its March meeting to add about 6,900 beds by 2021. The increased housing would allow UCLA to increase first-year students’ housing guarantee […]
New music and humanities center holds event exploring national anthem
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music launched a center to combine performance with the humanities with an event on Monday. The Center for Musical Humanities held a symposium titled “Anthem: Remixing Race and Nation.” The event featured a concert with different interpretations of the national anthem and a panel discussing the relationship between music […]
Fourth-year nontraditional student remembered for generosity, service
Jose Ortega often refused to accept his biweekly paycheck at the UCLA Community Programs Office because he thought it could be used to supply more food to the CPO Food Closet instead. “He was a hero to a lot of people,” said Emilio Hernandez, a community service advisor at CPO. Ortega, a fourth-year history student, […]
Students present on intersectionality, LGBTQ research in symposium
Josh Feldman stood in front of students in the Charles E. Young Grand Salon in Kerckhoff Hall and shared his journey to self-acceptance, through American Sign Language. “I’m a writer, I’m gay, I’m Jewish, I’m a Libra, I used to be a vegetarian, but that’s not what’s important right now,” Feldman said. Feldman, a scriptwriter […]
2017 USAC election sees 27.5 percent voter turnout, down from 2016
Voter turnout in the 2017 undergraduate student government election was the lowest it has been in recent years, falling more than 10 percentage points from 2016. About 8,000 students, or 27.5 percent, voted in this year’s Undergraduate Students Association Council election, compared to more than 40 percent last year. Voter turnout has been about 30 […]
USAC commission now able to allocate surpluses to student endowments
An undergraduate student government commission can now allocate its own surpluses to fund scholarships, following a bylaw change last week. The Community Service Commission proposed to split surplus mandatory fees from students to the John H. Sarvey & Robert S. Michaels Leadership in Service Award. Surplus from all Undergraduate Students Association Council offices, which are […]