Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sept. 23 which would have mandated a minimum ratio of mental health counselors to students across all California state universities. Senate Bill 968 required California State University and California Community College and requested University of California campuses to hire at least one full-time mental health counselor per 1,500 students. […]
Category Archives: Campus
Hybrid course and ’10 Questions’ series offer interdisciplinary answers about space
Space can be interpreted as humbling in size, an immense entity or as an oppressive, limiting force, said UCLA professors in a new lecture series. Four UCLA professors, from disciplines ranging from nanoscience to architecture, attempted to answer the question, “What is Space?” Tuesday night at the first session of a new lecture series from […]
Panel discusses LA’s path to becoming a sustainable megacity
This post was updated Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. UCLA experts said at an event Wednesday that Los Angeles and its residents can learn from the successes of other megacities to build a more sustainable future and reduce the impact of global climate change. The panel is the eighth segment of a yearlong series co-hosted […]
Panhellenic president disputes USAC sexual assault resolution
This post was updated October 4 at 11:20 a.m. The UCLA Panhellenic Association president voiced her disapproval of a recent student government resolution condemning sexual assault that occurs in the Greek community. She said she thinks the resolution added little value to campus discourse and unfairly targets only the fraternities on campus. Emily Lewis, the […]
USAC recap – Oct. 2
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! YouTube channel, which can be accessed with a ucla.edu account. […]
IFC bans alcohol over 15 percent ABV at in-house fraternity events
The Interfraternity Council voted Tuesday to ban all drinks over 15 percent alcohol by volume at in-house fraternity events. In a statement released by the council, the IFC Executive Board and Presidents’ Council also announced the passage of changes to their risk management policies during a regular council meeting. The policy changes will go into […]
Waugh to leave executive vice chancellor and provost post, return to faculty
UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost plans to step down and resume working as a faculty member. Scott Waugh said he plans to leave his position as vice chancellor in June and return to research full time, said Chancellor Gene Block in a statement Tuesday. “We will miss his warmth, humor and kindness,” Block said. […]