More than 100 students took part in a series of campus events in honor of National Coming Out Weeks, held from Oct. 11-25. The Queer Alliance, Cultural Affairs Commission and Office of Residential Life hosted activities, which ranged from a town hall meeting to a resource fair. Below, one student reflects on his experience coming […]
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Controversial bake sale at UCLA prompts protest
UCLA’s Young Americans for Liberty hosted a controversial “affirmative action bake sale” on Bruin Walk today, sparking backlash from some members of the UCLA community.
UCLA takes steps to address reports of racial discrimination among faculty
Reports of racial bias and discrimination among faculty at UCLA have spurred changes in university policies and procedures for addressing claims of discrimination – a move that some faculty members say is a first step to remedy a larger institutional problem. “There has got to be a mechanism, unless of course we don’t really care […]
Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Science to step down in 2015
Vijay Dhir, the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, recently announced his plans to step down as dean in June 2015. After he steps down, Dhir said he plans to return to his position as a professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering and focus on his research in heat transfer. […]
USAC Recap – Oct. 23
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 5-7-0 vote, the council voted down a resolution in support of a peaceful campus approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and investments in […]
Professor traveled world as soldier, scholar
A collection of black and white photographs lie scattered on a table in front of David Shapiro in his UCLA psychophysiology lab. He picks up a picture, yellowing with age, of a young man grinning broadly and wearing a crisply pressed military uniform. It is a snapshot of himself stationed in France about 70 years […]
Dean Waterman to resign June 2015, hopes to teach more
Christopher Waterman stood in the theater lobby four hours before his first Musicians’ Union gig and nervously played his bass arrangement over and over. He was 19 years old and had recently left his home in Florida to attend college in Boston and become a professional musician – a decision that would bring him to […]