Hundreds of students, faculty members, staff and alumni rallied in front of Powell Library Thursday afternoon, supporting students at the University of Missouri who are protesting racially charged incidents on their campus. The Afrikan Student Union, which led the rally, and faculty members spoke to a crowd of 200 about the similarities between racial issues […]
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Students, LA residents march for Filipino-American veteran compensation
UCLA students and L.A. residents demanded military service compensation for Filipino-American World War II veterans as they marched to Hollywood to show support for veterans Wednesday. The Justice for Filipino-American Veterans, or JFAV, a nonprofit organization that advocates for Filipino-American World War II veterans who have not been compensated for their services, organized the 15th […]
UCLA to open Westwood secondary school with donation from David Geffen
UCLA will open a school for middle and high school students in 2017 in Westwood Village funded by a $100 million donation from David Geffen, officials announced Wednesday. Half of the students enrolled in the academy will be from the greater Los Angeles community while the other half will be children of UCLA faculty and […]
USAC to consider limiting resolutions to issues of student welfare
The undergraduate student government will vote Nov. 17 to require council resolutions to pertain directly to student welfare issues. Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Ian Cocroft said he proposed changes to the council’s constitutional bylaws to increase the efficiency of passing resolutions, or the council’s official stances on campus issues. Cocroft said he defines […]
USAC recap – Nov. 10
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. Officer reports President Heather Rosen […]
Napolitano proposes plan to increase UC’s resident enrollment
The University of California is seeking to increase its in-state undergraduate enrollment by 10,000 over the next three years, according to a plan outlined by UC President Janet Napolitano. Napolitano’s budget proposal will increase resident enrollment by 5,000 students for the 2016-2017 academic year, before completing the full 10,000 increase in the 2018 academic year, […]
Westwood rally shows solidarity with Israel after recent violence
A crowd of over 200 gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity with Israel, after rising tensions in the region have left dozens dead. Since mid-September, according to the Associated Press, violence broke out in the region primarily over access to what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and […]