The Los Angeles Conservancy is advocating for the UCLA Faculty Center to be named a historic resource, despite opposition from UCLA officials. The Office of Historic Resources of L.A. recommended to label the faculty center as a historic monument in February because of its unique ranch-style architecture and history. But, as UCLA is on state […]
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United Arab Society’s culture night aims to educate about conflicts
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Jodutt Basrawi was not interested in learning about his Arab heritage. But after visiting family in Syria in 2011 – at the beginning a series of protests and revolutions in the Middle East called the Arab Spring – the second-year geology student became passionate his Arab identity. Basrawi and other […]
FIRED UP! votes had significant impact in election outcome
FIRED UP! candidates did not win any offices in this year’s student government election, but the slate’s supporters played a significant role in determining the outcome of many of the races for a seat on council. Although third party slates have run candidates in many recent Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, FIRED UP! is one […]
Pro-Israel groups react to criticism of USAC officials’ free trip
Several pro-Israel lobbying organizations recently released statements claiming that on-campus student groups are unfairly targeting Israel by criticizing two undergraduate student government officials who went on free trips to Israel while in office. The Anti-Defamation League and StandWithUs, pro-Israel organizations that aim to combat anti-Semitism, also criticized groups who called for Undergraduate Students Association Council […]
IMHOME student volunteers offer support to the homeless
After three hours of unpolished dicing and slicing, Ori Benoni and Amelia Ribbens tasted the pasta they had painstakingly prepared for the residents of Alexandria House, a transitional homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Benoni took one bite from her plate of fettuccine alfredo and twisted her mouth. The aftertaste had a curiously smoky tinge […]
Candidate emotions run high following USAC election results
Huddled tight in the center of Bruin Plaza on Friday, many LET’S ACT! supporters and candidates kept their eyes down as they waited for the results of the undergraduate student government race for president to be announced. The slate members had already lost six of the 10 contested seats they were running for in this […]
Student arrested after fight regarding USAC election results
A student was arrested in the Student Activities Center at UCLA Friday late afternoon, after an altercation between supporters of the LET’S ACT! and FIRED UP! slates following the release of the undergraduate student government election results.