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 held at 5:30 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda GSA President Milan Chatterjee opened the discussion to public commenters about accusations that […]
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UCLA serves up food studies minor
Beginning next quarter, UCLA will offer a food studies minor to allow students to explore food distribution and access, among other ways food influences science, history and society. The Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate approved the interdepartmental minor last Tuesday. The creation of the minor coincides with campus and University of California initiatives that […]
3D4E plans to have prosthetic hand ready to hit the court this spring
3-D printers can precisely stack thin layers of plastic to create salt shakers, whistles and sculptures of Pikachu. By next quarter, UCLA students hope to print several parts that will combine to make a prosthetic hand. A UCLA 3-D printing club, called 3-D For Everyone, is partnering with the UCLA women’s basketball team and the […]
UCLA grad student remembered for passion for physics, adventurous spirit
Michael Meyers climbed mountains, ran and biked to enjoy the solitude of nature in his free time, following 70-hour work weeks as a teaching assistant. “He was a country boy at heart, so every now and then he needed to get out to the mountains because he loved the peace of mind it gave him,” […]
USAC recap — Dec. 1
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda Items The council unanimously […]
UC extends application deadline for transfer students to Jan. 4
Transfer students applying to University of California campuses for fall 2016 will have an extra month to submit their applications, the University announced Wednesday. The new deadline for transfer applications is Jan. 4, 2016, the University said. The original deadline was Monday, Nov. 30. The University extended the deadline in an effort to increase California […]
UCLA officials plan to shut down white student union Facebook page
UCLA administrators said they intend to shut down the UCLA White Student Union Facebook page, in a statement released Tuesday to some student organization leaders. Officials said in the statement they think the page misrepresents UCLA and could mock student groups that advocate for equity. The page was created several weeks after the Afrikan Student […]