A student group focused on providing health care will hold an event Friday to educate the UCLA community about the prevalence of Hepatitis B and fundraise for Hepatitis B vaccines in Vietnam. At the third annual Hepatitis B Awareness Night, Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach at UCLA will raise money to fund screenings and vaccinations […]
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Students discuss funding options for transfer center
A vice chancellor proposed a student fee referendum to fund a transfer student center on campus at a town hall meeting held by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Transfer Student Representative’s office Thursday. About 15 students and UCLA administrators met at the Los Angeles Tennis Center to work out details surrounding the construction of a […]
ASUCLA board of directors to vote on Global Viewpoint Lounge renovation
The Associated Students UCLA board of directors will vote Friday on whether to spend up to $300,000 on renovations for the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. The renovated room would better accommodate UCLA admissions presentations, which UCLA has hosted in the Global Viewpoint Lounge for more than a year. ASUCLA officials are also considering […]
Themed community floor celebrates annual Black History Extravaganza
Delanie Hamilton-William rarely sees any other black students when she ventures onto campus. “It makes me feel kind of displaced, like I don’t belong,” said Hamilton-William, a first-year biology student. In Rieber Hall 4 North, however, Hamilton-William said she feels less isolated. The Afrikan Diaspora Studies Theme Community, created in 2008, aims to provide students […]
Lecturer’s educational enthusiasm stems from upbringing in war zone
Nushin Arbabzadah didn’t know she was looking at dead bodies the first time she saw them. She and her 7-year-old classmates lined up in front of the classroom and stared as men carried teenage girls on stretchers to the hospital next door. She thought the girls were sleeping, until one of her classmates started to […]
UCLA’s Coaching Corp invites children onto campus to guide, inspire
Buses full of fourth-and-fifth-grade students from the local Boys and Girls Club made their way onto the UCLA campus on Tuesday. When the buses unloaded, a group of about 50 wide-eyed students filed out. For many, it was the first time they had ever set foot on a college campus. Coaching Corps, a student-run club […]
USAC unanimously approves mandatory campaign spending limits
The undergraduate student government unanimously approved mandatory spending caps of $850 for candidates running for executive offices and $750 for candidates running for any other office Tuesday. The move marks the first time since 2003 that candidates running for the Undergraduate Students Association Council will be held to mandatory spending limits in their campaigns. Election […]