Hundreds of UCLA student workers have not been paid for over a month due to problems with a new payroll system. The new system, University of California Payroll, Academic Personnel, Timekeeping and Human Resources, aims to centralize payroll across the University of California. Since UCPath was implemented at UCLA in September, many student workers said […]
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’10 Questions’ showcases multidisciplinary inquiry into ‘What is a body?’
The “10 Questions” lecture series, which will address a different question each week, doubles as a course for students and a panel open to the public. The series will explore open-ended questions such as “What is beauty?”, “What is failure?” and “What is knowledge?” Each week’s panel will feature two faculty members from the School […]
LA City Council calls on UCLA to cancel Students for Justice in Palestine event
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 10:41 p.m. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to call on UCLA to cancel a student event. City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced the resolution in opposition to the upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference being held at UCLA from Nov. 16 through 18, stating […]
FAC hosts town hall to hear feedback on campus accessibility from students with disabilities
This post was updated Nov. 9 at 11:34 a.m. Students said UCLA was prioritizing aesthetics over access by painting some disability placards brown rather than keeping them a clearly visible blue. The Undergraduate Students Association Council hosted a town hall Wednesday for students with disabilities to provide feedback to administrative offices on how their needs […]
Chair of US Commission on Civil Rights speaks at UCLA School of Law event
Voting rights, immigrant rights and affirmative action are a few of the civil rights under assault by the Trump administration, said the chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Catherine Lhamon spoke about the future of enforcing civil rights under the Trump administration at an event hosted by the Margaret Levy Public Interest fellowship […]
Injuries from electric scooter accidents surge while regulations are loosened
Emergency room doctors have seen an increase in scooter injuries as electric scooter use has increased in Westwood over the past few months. Mark Morocco, a faculty attending physician in the emergency department of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, said he has seen numerous patients with minor injuries, such as sprains or fractures, as […]
Michael Kors, Kate Hudson feature in campus event to promote food philanthropy
Actress Kate Hudson said she taught women in Cambodia how to sustain crops for their families and local schools during a service trip with the United Nations World Food Programme. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Campus Events Commission invited Hudson and fashion designer Michael Kors to campus to inform students about ways to get involved […]