A governing faculty committee voted unanimously Friday to approve a proposal for a new diversity requirement.
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Panel addresses issues of sexual assault in the military
At a panel about military sexual assault Thursday, various health professionals and sexual assault prevention workers discussed ways to effectively address issues of sexual assault that occur in the military. “(This is) a human problem; it’s a societal problem,” said Kristen Zaleski, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Southern California School of Social […]
Ark app aims to strengthen student connections on campus
Students will soon be able to post their short messages and pictures to the monitors in Northern Lights, Jimmy’s Coffee House and Kerckhoff Hall by submitting their information to a new app. The app, called Ark, is currently in beta testing and will launch in three weeks. Students can currently sign up for the app […]
GSA recap – May 28
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 7 p.m. in the Ackerman Union’s Global Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda Cindy Stanphill, GSA elections commissioner, swore in the new GSA officers […]
Union representing postdocs reaches settlement with UC
A union representing postdoctoral scholars announced Tuesday that it reached a settlement with the University of California, after the union alleged that the University overcharged and gave some of its members incorrect information about their healthcare benefits.
GSA forum discusses changes to elections code
The graduate student government voted Wednesday to include a voluntary campaign spending limit of $250 per candidate in its elections code. Members of the Graduate Students Association considered multiple elections code changes at their forum Wednesday night, including a proposal to decrease the number of graduate student signatures needed to run for office from 50 […]
UCLA student founds summer storage company Bruin Bins
As he unpacked his bags during a spring break trip, Keith Yoder started to wonder how students who live far away from UCLA store all of their belongings over the summer. The first-year business economics student said he wanted to create a service that could provide a useful fix for international and out-of-state students who […]