Graduate student government leaders formed a diversity committee last week to gather graduate student opinions about racial discrimination at UCLA, in the hopes of drafting a resolution to address the school’s racial climate. Graduate Students Association President Nicole Robinson said GSA formed the committee in response to a report that found that UCLA’s policies for […]
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Students for Justice in Palestine opens Alex Odeh Memorial Library at UCLA
The library in Kerckhoff 146 blends into the background, but the books on the shelf are crisp, new and hand-picked for a specific reason. The books – which cover novels about Palestine to journals about current events in the Middle Eastern area– are neatly stacked in the single shelf. A wooden desk, a grocery bag […]
$1.2M donation to fund Julian Schwinger Fellowship at UCLA
The Julian Schwinger Foundation for Physics Research recently donated $1.2 million to UCLA to create the Julian Schwinger Fellowship in the department of physics and astronomy, according to a UCLA statement released Tuesday.
USAC Recap – Jan. 28
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 USAC approved contingency allocations with a 7-0-1 vote. Special presentations Members of the UCLA Student Risk Education Committee presented to the council about the […]
UCLA medical student, Project RISHI treats leprosy patients in India
A patient climbed onto the table in the Indian village clinic and began unwrapping his bandages in front of UCLA medical student Nikhil Nadkarni. As the bandages came off bit by bit, Nadkarni began to get uneasy. It was his first time dressing a leprosy wound and as he continued watching the bandages unravel, he […]
Napolitano releases UC-wide guidelines to address discrimination
University of California President Janet Napolitano released a set of requirements Friday mandating that all University of California campuses have certain mechanisms in place to effectively address discrimination, bias and harassment. The measures come in response to a report released in fall that found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination claims among faculty […]
Nonprofit networking night connects students with professionals
An on-campus networking event on Feb. 19 aims to connect students interested in nonprofit work with professionals from an array of organizations. Students must register by Feb. 3 on the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Community Service Commission website to attend the event, which will take place in the Carnesale Pavilion. The event expanded this year […]