Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin editorial board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and to explain administrative policies. At their meeting Tuesday, Block spoke about UCLA’s Centennial Campaign, his stance on the controversial Joint Statement on USAC Ethics, conflicts of interest and UCLA’s search for a discrimination officer, among other topics. […]
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UCLA deliberates undergraduate teacher assistant positions
UCLA faculty members are considering a proposal that would allow certain undergraduate students to work as teaching assistants, though some students have expressed concerns about the initiative’s effect on graduate student employment. Faculty members introduced a formal proposal to UCLA’s Academic Senate early last month to allow students from the Departmental Scholar Program in UCLA’s […]
Romanian Club at UCLA plants roots for cultural outreach
Her red and white tasseled bracelet symbolizes Laura Gosa’s luck for the upcoming year. The bracelet is a sign of luck for Mărțișor, a holiday that celebrates the first day of March and signifies the beginning of spring in the Romanian calendar. Gosa, the president of the Romanian Club at UCLA and a third-year neuroscience […]
UCLA student government aims to reform appointments process
The way students are appointed to undergraduate student government leadership positions has received criticism, prompting some councilmembers to pursue avenues to reform the process. Some former undergraduate student government leaders have cited issues of transparency and slate politics in the appointments process this year, along with councilmember apathy in researching candidates they approve for appointments. […]
ASUCLA adopts philanthropy policy for donation requests
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Associate Students UCLA board of directors unanimously passed its first philanthropy policy, which details how the board will respond to donation requests, at its last meeting, The policy specifies that ASUCLA will […]
Flying Samaritans bring joy, good health to community
Hours before the sun rose and Los Angeles traffic congested roadways, a group of UCLA student volunteers drove 150 miles to run a medical clinic in a small community on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico. Flying Samaritans at UCLA is a nonprofit student group that provides the local community members free access to basic health […]
Grand Challenges to launch in 2014-2015 academic year
The Grand Challenges Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, a new yearlong undergraduate course that focuses on research about sustainability and the environment in Los Angeles, will be offered starting in the next academic year. The program is part of the UCLA Grand Challenges initiative. More than 130 UCLA faculty members are involved in the project that […]