UCLA officials recently formed a committee to help the university find candidates for a new diversity-related vice chancellor position. The committee will have 15 individuals, including professors, administrators, one graduate student and one undergraduate student, according to an email that UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh sent to the campus community on Friday. […]
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Panel discusses misogyny behind Isla Vista shootings
About 30 members of the UCLA community discussed misogynistic sentiments that motivated the recent Isla Vista shooting during a panel on Wednesday. For Ellen DuBois, a history and gender studies professor and one of the panelists of the event, the shooting concerned far more people than the seven lives it claimed. “It didn’t only affect […]
Student commission works to integrate People of Color Tour in official UCLA tours
A new student commission is currently working with UCLA administrators to incorporate the histories of people of color on campus in the university’s official campus tours. The UCLA People of Color Tour started in 1985 and aims to educate students about the historical significance of certain sites on campus. During the student-run tour, individuals stop […]
Damaged water tank forces UniCamp to cancel first session
UniCamp, UCLA’s official student charity, canceled its first week of camp and may have more camp closures this summer because of $36,550 worth of damage to the site’s water tank. UniCamp recruits hundreds of UCLA student volunteers each year to run a summer camp in the San Bernardino Mountains. Camp leaders discovered a leak in […]
Historic ‘The Black Experience’ mural uncovered at Ackerman
Helen Singleton and Neville Garrick stood proudly in front of the oldest piece of student art in Ackerman Union, a floor-to-ceiling mural that was – until recently – covered by a false wall. The mural, titled “The Black Experience,” was officially unveiled Wednesday night after it was covered more than 20 years ago during a […]
USAC taking donations for Lab Coat Loaner Library
Members of the undergraduate student government are looking for donations for UCLA’s newly created Lab Coat Loaner Library over the next few school days. The library, which will open next year, aims to provide blue flame-resistant lab coats and safety goggles to students free of charge for a quarter. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General […]
Open forum to discuss gender-based violence, mental health
An open forum on gender-based violence, mental health and other topics will take place on campus Wednesday night.