Students for Justice in Palestine has authored a resolution asking the University of California and UCLA to divest from some companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The resolution calls for divestment from five companies that some students say are complicit in the human rights abuses of Palestinians, said […]
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UCLA receives most donations among public universities
UCLA received $512 million in donations for the 2012-2013 fiscal year – the most out of any public university in the country, according to the recent Voluntary Support of Education report The donations marked the largest yearly total in UCLA’s history, according to an annual report from the UCLA Foundation. Last year replaced 2001-2002 UCLA […]
GSA Recap – Feb. 12
The UCLA Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 7 p.m. in the Ackerman Viewpoint Lounge. Agenda The forum unanimously voted to allocate $1,000 from GSA discretionary funds to help […]
GSA drafts resolution to improve UCLA’s racial climate
The graduate student government diversity committee presented a draft of a resolution Wednesday calling for UCLA to improve campus racial climate. The Graduate Students Association formed a diversity committee in January to collect graduate student opinions about racial discrimination at UCLA and draft a resolution based on their responses. GSA formed the committee after an […]
Food trucks coming to UCLA for Late Night Landfair
Food trucks with gourmet hot dogs and experimental grilled cheeses will open for business in Westwood’s North Village Thursday night. The new event – Late Night Landfair – is set to run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m on Landfair and Roebling avenues. The vendors will include The Mighty Boba Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck […]
USAC Recap – Feb. 11
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Agenda With a 9-1-0 vote, the council allocated almost $100 from the USAC Discretionary Fund to pay for a webcam to live stream its meetings. […]
State bill addresses sexual violence on college campuses
Legislators proposed a bill Monday that would require the University of California and all other college campuses in the state to adopt new policies and prevention programs concerning campus sexual and domestic violence. California Sen. Kevin de Leόn (D-Los Angeles) and two other legislators introduced Senate Bill 967 to address sexual violence on college campuses, […]