Morris Sarafian has taken several tours of campus, but before Wednesday he never stopped to look at the 1965 plaque honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at the bottom of Janss steps. The second-year political science student was surprised to learn that the plaque commemorates a speech Martin Luther King Jr. made in 1965 supporting the […]
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Faculty, students discuss diversity requirement at town hall
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Students and faculty raised concerns at a town hall Wednesday night about successfully implementing a diversity-related requirement that is both effective and sensitive to the UCLA community’s needs. About 50 students, many of […]
Former UCLA surgeon alleges payments may have compromised patient care
The University of California paid a $10 million settlement to the former chairman of UCLA’s orthopedic surgery department Tuesday, after he alleged the school’s doctors took lucrative payments from medical companies without reporting them and subsequently compromised patient care, among other allegations. In 2012, Robert Pedowitz, a former UCLA orthopedic surgeon, sued UCLA, the UC […]
UC pays former UCLA surgeon $10M settlement in whistleblower lawsuit
The University of California paid a $10 million settlement Tuesday to the former chairman of UCLA’s orthopedic surgery department, after he alleged the school’s doctors took lucrative payments from medical companies and subsequently compromised patient care, according to the Los Angeles Times.The Times reported that two years ago, then-UCLA surgeon and orthopedic surgery chairman Robert Pedowitz […]
Bear Essentials app provides data on campus traffic
Students who resent searching for empty seats in libraries and dining halls may not need to bother anymore. The Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 2 office began promoting an iPhone app called Bear Essentials last week that monitors how crowded every UCLA library and dining hall is throughout the day. Sunny Singh, USAC General […]
USAC Recap – April 22
Agenda The council approved contingency programming allocations with a 10-0-1 vote. Special Presentations A student presented to the council about Ally Week, which aims to educate UCLA community members about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and how to be an ally to them. Ally Week runs through Saturday this week. Members of the USAC […]
Town hall to discuss diversity-related GE requirement
Undergraduate student government officials are hosting a town hall Wednesday to give faculty and students a chance to discuss the development of a new diversity-related general education requirement. The town hall, which will be led by history professor Robin D.G. Kelley, is open to all UCLA students and faculty. Other faculty members will be present, […]