USAC to hold Hindu and Jewish collaboration banquet

A banquet event designed to help students understand the similarities and differences between the Hindu and Jewish cultures will take place on the Hill Thursday night. The event, organized by the Undergraduate Students Association Council General Representative 2 office, will include cultural dance lessons, food from both cultures and time for small break-out discussions. All […]

USAC Recap – March 11

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 USAC approved contingency allocations with a 9-1-0 vote. The council unanimously voted to not meet during finals week and spring break. Special […]

Hollywood writer and producer, UCLA alumnus Stanley Rubin dies at 96

Stanley Rubin, a UCLA alumnus and longtime film and television writer and producer, died on March 2 of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home. He was 96 years old. Rubin was a gracious man who tried to treat everyone equally and left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry. “Both inside and outside the […]

UC releases new sexual violence and harassment policy

This article was updated at 8:44 p.m. The University of California announced an expansion of its sexual violence and harassment policy Friday morning, including measures that broaden protections for victims and increase reporting requirements, training and education. The changes also include specific sanctions and protective measures the UC can impose at the end of the […]

Faculty continues push for diversity-related GE requirement

Some faculty members are trying to decide how to shape a proposal for a new diversity-related general education requirement, though none have publicly started writing a formal proposition. Last week, Chancellor Gene Block sent an email statement to the campus community calling for faculty to establish a diversity-related GE requirement by the end of 2014. […]