The graduate student government will elect a new vice president of internal affairs this fall after Hope McCoy resigned from office on Sept. 18. To fill the position, Graduate Students Association forum members, who represent different graduate departments across campus, plan to elect a new officer by Nov. 12. The position will have been vacant […]
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Students protest against mass incarceration, police terror
Around noon on Wednesday, students and other organizers gathered in Bruin Plaza to protest what they call “mass incarceration, police terror and the criminalization of a generation.” Protestors recited “A Pledge of Resistance” for students to take a stand against the criminal justice system, which has, according to the protesters, committed abuses against certain population […]
Q&A: LA County supervisor candidates discuss stances on 3rd District issues
For the first time in 20 years, a seat representing UCLA and Westwood on the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will be up for election this November. The five-member board for the 3rd District oversees a budget of about $26 billion and governs a county of about 10 million residents, a population size […]
USAC recap – Sept. 30
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. 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 USAC approved contingency programming allocations with an […]
Westwood Technology Transfer to guide UCLA in investment decisions
As the first of its kind in the University of California system, a non-profit technology company with UCLA-affiliated board members will help guide UCLA in its investment and entrepreneurial decisions, Chancellor Gene Block announced last week. The Westwood Technology Transfer company consists of 10 board members selected by Block to assist UCLA’s Office of Intellectual […]
UCLA Grand Challenges program awarded $100,000 grant
A Los Angeles nonprofit awarded the UCLA Grand Challenges program $100,000 for its environmental improvement initiative on Tuesday. LA2050, an initiative aimed at improving the city’s educational, environmental, health and safety standards, gave 10 Los Angeles-based projects $100,000 each this week for their work to improve the city. About 270 projects were entered into the […]
Bruin Café reopens Thursday with renovations and updated menus
Students will be able to swipe for several new sandwiches when Bruin Café opens Thursday morning. The popular quick service restaurant on the Hill will have updated menus, including sandwiches such as honey mustard chicken, pastrami and eggplant and hummus. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services staff renovated parts of Bruin Café over the summer, updating […]