InterVarsity, a national evangelical college campus organization, has told its 1,300 staff members they will be “involuntarily terminated” if they personally support gay marriage or otherwise disagree with its newly detailed positions on sexual orientation starting on Nov. 11. In this video, UCLA students and staff respond to the new policy.
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Student dies after falling from Boelter Hall
This post was updated Oct. 28 at 3:25 p.m. A 20-year-old UCLA student died Tuesday night after falling from Boelter Hall. University police responded at 6:30 p.m. to reports of a fall from the roof of Boelter. First responders took the student to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the student died a short […]
UCLA law school competition encourages student entrepreneurship
UCLA students have an opportunity to develop their own startups and compete for $100,000 worth of prizes in a UCLA law school entrepreneurship competition. UCLA School of Law will open registration for its second Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs competition at the end of October. The competition will require teams of two to […]
Safety task force report emphasizes emergency training, notifications
The UCLA Campus Safety Task Force recommended that the university improve emergency-preparedness training and campuswide notifications for future emergencies such as shootings and natural disasters. In a report released to students, faculty and staff Tuesday, the task force gave 21 recommendations to Chancellor Gene Block about making infrastructure improvements, increasing emergency training and improving campus […]
Announcement of first water fountain makes a splash at Courtside
UCLA Housing will install Courtside’s first water fountain since the building was constructed in the late ’90s, after residents complained about the lack of access to drinking water. The fountain will be built just inside the entrance tunnel of Courtside Residential Plaza, said UCLA spokesperson Rebecca Kendall in an email statement. Construction will begin this […]
New report uses UCLA as case study to examine on-campus free speech
A literary organization released a report Monday recommending that American universities support students’ freedom of speech to amplify marginalized voices. The PEN America report argued that student protests support free speech on college campuses unless they prevent others from listening to speakers. PEN America is the largest chapter of PEN International, an organization that aims […]
Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to host CrossCheck Live
UCLA doesn’t want discussions about diversity to revolve just around the talking heads of experts. Instead, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will invite the community to ask questions and give input in a new panel series. On Wedesday, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is hosting CrossCheck Live, a panel where UCLA […]