H. Viscount “Berky” Nelson, a respected UCLA mentor, director and mediator, died Oct. 5 in Los Angeles at the age of 76, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Nelson, who began working at UCLA in 1969, initially served as the director of campus programs and activities. He spent these first few years developing relationships with […]
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Students protest Sig Ep, Alpha Phi raid, call on UCLA to address racism
Students dressed in black marched to Chancellor Gene Block’s office Thursday afternoon to protest the “Kanye Western” themed raid held Tuesday night, which was organized by the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority. About 200 protesters held signs with messages such as “Black culture is not a theme,” and chanted “Black Bruins Matter,” […]
Sig Ep and Alpha Phi draw criticism after ‘Kanye Western’ themed raid
This post and headline were updated on Oct. 9 at 1:33 p.m. Several UCLA student groups are asking the university to respond after the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority held a “Kanye Western” themed raid Tuesday night, for which guests dressed in baggy clothes, plumped lips and padded bottoms, or as “Kardashians.” […]
UCLA ranked No. 8 globally, No. 2 public university in the US
UCLA was ranked the eighth-best university in the world and the second-best public university in the United States in a global rankings report released by U.S. News & World Report Tuesday. The university remained in the same spot it held last year in the inaugural Best Global Universities report. The report ranked 750 universities from […]
Healthcoming event sparks little interest from students
Organizers held out fliers and offered free food to passing students Monday, asking them to stop to learn about health issues they might face in college, but most students were unreceptive to organizers’ offers. The undergraduate student government Student Wellness Commission hosted the first Healthcoming event Monday, which aimed to educate incoming students on college-related […]
BruinCast suspends public access to UCLA lectures to avoid legal issues
BruinCast, which provides video and audio recordings of some lectures, no longer allows students who are not enrolled in a class to access the recordings.
UCLA anthropology program student researches Cambodian tourism industry
Disha Bhagwat was strolling through Pub Street, home to noisy bars and clubs frequented by wealthy tourists, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, last year when she was caught off guard by lonely children dancing and people with disabilities performing music on the street for money. Bhagwat, a fourth-year economics student, said that moment inspired a research […]