The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Bruins for Israel members released a statement Wednesday asking for students in the Empowered Arab Sisterhood to apologize for displaying maps of the Middle East that did not list Israel’s name on […]
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Former USAC officer Avi Oved nominated to be 2015-2016 UC student regent
Outgoing UCLA student government leader Avi Oved has been nominated to be the 2015-2016 University of California student regent. A committee of UC regents nominated Oved, outgoing internal vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and a third-year economics student, to represent all students on the UC Board of Regents, the governing body of […]
World In-Sight displays variety of cultures at UCLA
UCLA was home to a mini-world on Wednesday, as 30 different booths, each represented by a student organization, crowded Wilson Plaza to showcase their countries’ delicacies and cultures. As students navigated the fair, they held event-specific passports and weaved through different tables, trying foods from each country represented. World In-Sight, the first event hosted by […]
Samahang to fundraise for rebuild mission in the Philippines
A drive to help a fallen community rebuild after one of the most destructive typhoons on record will bring one UCLA student back to her mother’s homeland and connect her to her Filipino origins. This month, the Samahang Pilipino student group chose to sponsor first-year undeclared student Alana Sanchez-Prak to go on a relief and […]
Judicial Board finds USAC members did not engage in conflicts of interest
This post was updated at 8:32 p.m. The undergraduate student government Judicial Board ruled Wednesday that two councilmembers who went on free trips to Israel while in office did not engage in conflicts of interest. Students for Justice in Palestine filed a petition with the Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board last month, claiming that […]
USAC recap – May 20
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 contingency programming allocations with a 12-0-0 vote. Special […]
Women’s Faculty Club celebrates 95th anniversary
The UCLA Faculty Women’s Club, one of the university’s most longstanding organizations, celebrated its 95th anniversary at their annual spring luncheon on Tuesday. Founded in 1918, the Faculty Women’s Club originally consisted of faculty wives of the Los Angeles Normal School who supported the creation of a four-year university in Southern California. Over the years, […]