Fifth-grade student Robert Ibar stood at a table holding a steering wheel – a piece of a real race car. Ibar smiled widely as he talked about the color scheme he submitted for UCLA Racing’s 2014 competition car. He designed his car with blue, gold and purple hues but not any red, since he is […]
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UCLA student law group seeks improved campus climate
The UCLA Black Law Students Association met with the law school dean Monday about possible ways to improve campus climate for students of color. Students in the association discussed a letter they drafted to Law School Dean Rachel Moran and a petition that they launched on Friday. The petition, which had almost 580 supporters as […]
Chancellor calls for diversity-related GE by end of 2014
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block called on faculty to establish a diversity-related general education requirement by the end of 2014, on Monday in an email to the campus community. For more than 25 years, some students and faculty members have pushed for the creation of an undergraduate academic requirement that would educate students about different cultures in […]
Student input to be consulted in new library mug design
Students now have the opportunity to vote on a new design for a new UCLA library mug, which student leaders hope will reduce campus waste. Associated Students UCLA and Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Armen Hadjimanoukian organized the redesign process. The redesigned mug will be available for purchase at coffeehouses across campus on Earth […]
Samantha Power discusses importance of freedom of press in global conflicts
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power warned the UCLA community Sunday that there are growing dangers threatening the free press and thus the public’s ability to sufficiently understand global conflicts. Power, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, said in a lecture Sunday night that foreign governments in Syria, China, Egypt, Turkey and several other countries […]
MEChA conference teaches students the value of higher education
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Students from all over Los Angeles filled UCLA’s Dickinson Court Saturday to encourage students of color to pursue higher education. About 250 college and high school students gathered for the 21st Annual Raza […]
Campus Retention Committee seeks to appeal ECP policy
A student committee designed to increase retention on campus is pushing for UCLA administrators to change a policy that requires undergraduates to stay on a specific academic track. Some students in the committee said the regulations unfairly target students from minority backgrounds. Campus Retention Committee members emailed Chancellor Gene Block on Tuesday, asking him to […]