The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are 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 The council approved capital contingency programming allocations with an 11-0-1 vote. […]
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Sexperts Committee to discuss benefits of self pleasure
An undergraduate student government student wellness commission committee and the Gamma Rho Lambda – Zeta chapter at UCLA are co-hosting a masturbation workshop Wednesday night. The goal of the “Finals Can Wait, Masturbate!” workshop is to educate students about self pleasure and break stigmas about masturbating and having sex for pleasure, said Savannah Badalich, the […]
Bixby Center to hold symposium on military sexual assault
A symposium about military sexual assault will be held at UCLA Thursday by the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health, an organization that primarily focuses on reproductive health issues in developing countries.
Spanish and Portuguese classes to receive new curriculum
Students enrolled in Spanish and Portuguese language classes will meet just two days a week starting in the fall, despite some concerns from teaching assistants in the department. Currently, Spanish 1-3 classes meet five days a week, while Spanish 4-5 and Portuguese classes meet four days a week. When class days are reduced in fall, […]
Ruling states Election Board has no authority in unpaid media coverage
The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Tuesday that the Election Board does not have jurisdiction in non-paid media election coverage, but it can inform candidates about possible sanctions related to non-paid media appearances. The decision ends a nearly month-long case brought by the Daily Bruin against the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board that […]
Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night honors family, origins
Growing up, Shawn Semana’s grandmother told him Filipino folk tales about a pineapple, a magical chicken and a terrible, vampire-like creature that eats children. These three seemingly unrelated symbols came together Saturday night in a retelling of these old stories with a modern spin, penned by Semana, the script writer for this year’s Samahang Pilipino […]
Show exhibits artistic elements of Lebanese culture
At center stage, two students swayed their hips to upbeat Lebanese music. Their dresses, traditional black bedlahs embellished with coins, accentuated their dancing with rhythmic jingling. Although Yara Azar, a second-year bioengineering student, has never worn the traditional garment before or danced on stage, she fondly remembers family gatherings when her grandmother taught her the […]