The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. California state officials are asking for UCLA student feedback about university officials’ responses to incidents of sexual assault. In an emailed statement, Pamela Thomason, UCLA’s Title IX coordinator, said the California State Auditor […]
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USAC unanimously allocates reduced SOOF funds to groups
The undergraduate student government allocated about $20,000 to student groups this quarter – less than half the amount distributed during winter quarter last year. On Tuesday, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously to approve allocations to student groups from its Student Organization Operational Fund, or SOOF. During last winter’s SOOF allocations, councilmembers gave out […]
Students to hold town hall in response to offensive flier
Members of the Asian Pacific Islander communities at UCLA and USC are hosting a town hall Wednesday night in response to racist and sexist fliers that were recently sent to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the USC Asian Pacific American Students Services. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in […]
UCLA Spark launches student crowdfunding opportunities
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA launched a crowdfunding websiteTuesday to provide additional resources for researchers and student groups. The website, called UCLA Spark, is already seeking funding for five UCLA projects, including providing more notebooks […]
Muslim Students Association prays for rain at service
Members of the local Muslim community bowed, knelt and swayed their bodies toward the northeast corner of the room – in line with Mecca – praying to God for “ghaith,” the Arabic word for “perfect rain.” As an unseasonably warm light flooded into the John Wooden Center’s Pyramid Room Friday, about 60 members of the […]
28th annual Cultural Night unites Japanese American generations
Kristen Sadakane, a fourth-generation Japanese American, does not celebrate many Japanese traditions or speak Japanese with her family. She said she has been Americanized – and people have pointed it out to her since she was a child. It started in the second grade when her classmate, a second-generation Japanese American, told her, “You’re not […]
Week of action calls for Prop. 13 reform
UCLA student leaders are calling for the reform of California’s property tax system, which they believe could help bring in millions of dollars for the University of California, through a week of action on campus as part of a larger UC campaign. In 1978, California voters passed Proposition 13, which limited property taxes for homeowners […]