Sikh Student Association cultural night to feature traditional Indian food, dance

The Sikh Student Association will host its seventh cultural night on Friday, along with its first-ever bone marrow drive at the event. “The cultural night will be a place and time that brings students from other colleges together,” said Harinder Sran, a third-year psychology student and social director of the Sikh Student Association. “During college […]

Queer Academy participants support one another through ‘peertorships’

After struggling to adjust to her new college life last fall, Elizabeth Manzanero found a place to call home. She said her friends at the Queer Academy, a student group under the Queer Alliance organization, provided her with advice and guidance to get the help she needed. “It was very comforting having someone there to […]

USAC accepting applications for internal vice president position

Applications for the undergraduate student government internal vice president seat are available online until Friday and are open to all students. The position opened up last week after former Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avinoam Baral assumed the USAC presidency. Devin Murphy resigned from his role as USAC president last Friday. The internal […]

UC Regents committee approves five-year tuition increase plan despite protests

A University of California Regents committee voted 7-2 to approve a plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years depending on state funding, as hundreds of students rallied outside its meeting Wednesday and protested the plan. “The plan is not only integral to the stability, but to the […]

USAC recap – Nov. 18

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 Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! Youtube Channel. Public Comments Public comment […]

UCLA investigates reports of bugs found in food at dining locations

Five students have said they found bugs in their food at dining locations at UCLA in recent weeks, posting photos of the incidents to the UCLA Class of 2018 Facebook page. Despite the reports, the UCLA Office of Environmental, Health and Safety found no serious health concerns in the dining halls after investigating the incidents, […]