Donald Neuen, a choral conducting professor and choral studies director at UCLA, has conducted the orchestra and chorus in front of as many as 5,000 people. But on Tuesday, Neuen anxiously tugged at his tuxedo collar after he stepped up on the stage in front of about 450 students and faculty members to give his […]
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USAC recap – May 13
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 an 11-0-0 vote. The […]
Senate candidates discuss platforms during on-campus forum
Candidates for the 26th California State Senate district discussed issues, including affirmative action and legalizing recreational marijuana, at the Korn Convocation Hall at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The district runs from Rancho Palos Verdes in the south to Malibu in the north, and includes the entire UCLA campus. Elections will be held in November. As a […]
Recipients honored with 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award
The UCLA Academic Senate recently selected the recipients for the 2014 Distinguished Teaching Award, an achievement that honors faculty members who excel at teaching. Faculty members were nominated by their departments and the Committee on Teaching evaluated each nominee during a three-month period. The award is divided into three categories: senate faculty, non-senate faculty and […]
UCLA to host forum for 26th California Senate district candidates
UCLA will hold a forum Tuesday for candidates running for the 26th California Senate district, which includes Westwood. The district, which follows the Los Angeles coast down to Ranch Palos Verdes, was redrawn following the 2010 census but has yet to elect a senator. UCLA was formerly included in the 28th district, currently represented by […]
UCLA Hiking Club explores SoCal one mountain at a time
Dried-up riverbeds and withered flora littered the first few miles of the Fish Canyon Narrows hiking path. As a few dozen members of the The Hiking Club at UCLA navigated the trail and entered the shadier regions of the mountain, the group chanced upon small pools of clear mountain water. While a few members of […]
7000 in Solidarity chosen for UC President’s Award
University of California officials will recognize UCLA’s 7000 in Solidarity, a campaign against sexual assault, with the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership on Thursday.