Esaw Garner, wife of the late Eric Garner, encouraged students to vote and get involved in the movement against police brutality at a reception on campus Wednesday. Garner was the keynote speaker at the UCLA Community Programs Office’s annual reception, which was held at the Anderson Alumni Plaza. The event also featured food from various […]
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Study questioned after UCLA graduate student accused of falsifying data
A report released Tuesday found several irregularities to a study co-authored by a UCLA graduate student and a professor at Columbia University. Donald Green, a professor of political science, and Michael LaCour published the study in December in the journal Science. In the study, Green and LaCour reported results that suggested that voter support for […]
USAC recap — May 20
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! YouTube channel. Agenda The undergraduate student council […]
Bruin Plate worker, single mother, strives to be daughters’ role model
When Maria Lopez held her daughter in her arms for the first time seven years ago, she could hardly describe her joy in knowing the little girl was really hers. “(Your children) make you laugh, and just knowing that they’re yours – I can’t explain – they’re your everything,” Lopez said. “Even though they misbehave […]
Employee explores healthy cuisine, hopes to impact students’ lives
Brian Smith was on track to be a businessman or a lawyer, but he realized his true passion was cooking. At the age of 19, he dropped out of college to pursue a career in the culinary arts. For Smith, now a principal cook at Bruin Plate, getting a job at the dining hall on […]
Professors, businesses divided on effect of potential minimum wage hike
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by July 2020, but UCLA professors said they don’t think the Westwood community will experience severe problems with the increase. Chris Tilly, a professor in urban planning at UCLA and director of the UCLA Institute of for Research […]
Los Angeles City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $15
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. As a result of the 14-1 vote, City Attorney Mike Feuer will write an ordinance for the proposal and submit it to the city council later this year. The first wage increase would mandate a minimum […]