Category Archives: Campus

Daily Bruin, USAC Election Board debate media authority

Members of the Daily Bruin and the undergraduate student government election board debated at a Monday hearing about whether the board has authority over non-paid media elections coverage. Earlier this month, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board told this year’s USAC presidential candidates that they would be subject to sanctions if they appeared on […]

UCLA honors graduates active in undocumented community

An unfinished documentary outlined the experiences of one former UCLA student’s struggle to access higher education as an undocumented individual. The film was shown in Campbell Hall Friday night to commemorate undocumented student advocates Cinthya Felix, the subject of the film, and Tam Tran, the film’s maker. Tran was never able to finish the documentary, […]

Bruin Scouts hosts college day tour for LA-based troops

Young boy scouts and girl scouts stood in front of John Wooden, striking poses with their arms crossed and stern gazes. They came across his statue after deciphering the clues in a scavenger hunt, an interactive campus tour which was part of Bruin Scouts College Day, Bruin Scouts’ biggest event of the year. Bruin Scouts […]

Students respond to criticisms of joint ethics statement by Block, Napolitano

This article was updated on May 18 at 8:35 p.m. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and University of California President Janet Napolitano released statements on Friday criticizing students’ efforts to discourage undergraduate student government leaders from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. The majority of candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

Centennial Campaign seeks to raise $4.2 billion for UCLA

Dots of light danced across the facade of Royce Hall on Thursday night, slowly combining to form images of UCLA’s iconic campus locations and figures. “It all began with an idea,” a voice boomed to a crowd of donors, administrators and students gathered in Royce Quad. Images of accomplished members of the UCLA community flashed […]

Pro-Israel groups speak out at Board of Regents meeting

At Thursday’s University of California Board of Regents meeting, several pro-Israel organizations voiced concerns about the request by a handful of UCLA student groups that undergraduate student government officers should be barred from accepting expenses-paid trips to Israel with certain lobbying and interest groups. During a public comment period at the meeting, representatives of various […]