The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on a nominee to fill the vacant internal vice president position, in line with constitutional procedures to fill the open seat. Heather Hourdequin, co-chief of staff of the Internal Vice President’s office and candidate for the seat, will need the majority approval of the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
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Program to allow students to learn firsthand from Holocaust survivors
UCLA students interested in regularly meeting with Holocaust survivors during winter quarter and listening to their experiences can apply over the next two weeks to participate in the Bearing Witness program. Applications for Bearing Witness are available online through Hillel at UCLA’s website and are due Dec. 8. The program is run through the Center […]
UC students walk out of class to protest tuition hikes
While UCLA’s demonstration in front of Powell Library remained relatively small, students in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and San Diego marched and occupied administration buildings.
Student group holds Bhangra Banquet to share Punjabi culture
Students filled the stage with the passionate steps and energetic arm movements of the traditional bhangra dance, but added their own urban twist with modern hip-hop dance moves and music. The Sikh Student Association held its seventh annual culture night, called Bhangra Banquet, on Friday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom to celebrate and share Punjabi culture […]
Student organization, veterans address military discrimination at event
She rose from her crouched position to the sound of “Hallelujah” with sharp, erratic movements that flowed into one another. Using music to guide her dance, Tiffanie Chow shared her story of being raped when she was 13 years old. For years, Chow, a UCLA alumna, said she has choreographed dances that told the story […]
Artsakh Awareness Week brings attention to regional conflict, Armenian history
A war waging thousands of miles away forced Julie Avetisyan’s parents to flee their home in Baku, Azerbaijan, when they were 17 years old. Avetisyan, now a first-year fine arts student and member of the Armenian Students’ Association, said her family was uprooted from their home during the Artsakh Liberation War, fought in the 1980s […]
UCLA Academic Senate approves diversity-related course requirement
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:50 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate’s Legislative Assembly approved a diversity-related course requirement for the College of Letters and Science with a 85-18 vote Thursday afternoon. In late October, College of Letters and Science faculty approved the requirement, which would have students take a course about inequalities […]