Members of the UCLA Academic Senate unanimously voted Thursday to establish an Afro-American studies department and dismantle the current interdepartmental program, despite financial concerns about the transition.
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UCLA students hold silent protest about Syrian civil war
Jodutt Basrawi’s family in Syria has to be careful not to discuss the ongoing civil war during on Skype or phone calls with him because they said the government is monitoring them.
Jewish Voice for Peace launches new chapter
Several Jewish students launched a new UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an organization dedicated to stopping Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, this week. Students formed the new chapter after the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a controversial resolution in February calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies […]
Referendum for a cultural events fee to be on May ballot
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Undergraduate students will vote in their upcoming student government election on a referendum that would increase student fees by $1.55 per quarter to fund student groups’ cultural and arts-related programs. The Undergraduate Students […]
Law student files complaint against GSA president
A law student filed a formal complaint against graduate student government president Nicole Robinson Tuesday, after she sent out emails to members of the student body that included the Bruin’s endorsement of her for re-election. The Graduate Students Association elections started Tuesday at noon and are set to run until Monday at noon. Though UCLA […]
ASUCLA representatives inform students about association
Student government officials hosted a meeting with an undergraduate representative from Associated Students UCLA in hopes of educating students about the association. Joel Ontiveros, an undergraduate representative on the ASUCLA Board of Directors and a fifth-year communication studies and world arts and cultures/dance student, introduced students to the basic functions and goals of ASUCLA at […]
USAC Recap – April 8
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda The council unanimously appointed Alexander Lee, a fourth-year history student and former assistant Community Service commissioner, as the new Community Service commissioner. […]