This post was updated Sept. 11 at 5:31 p.m. Student government officials released a statement Friday condemning sexual violence at UCLA fraternities and encouraging Greek life to address issues of sexually predatory behavior. The statement from the Undergraduate Students Association Council comes less than a month after reports that former Zeta Beta Tau fraternity member […]
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University of California commits to using 100 percent clean energy by 2025
The University of California announced Tuesday that it will use 100 percent clean electricity by 2025. All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade, according to a CALPIRG Students press release. Student public interest research groups have worked on more than 65 […]
Ethnomusicology department adds an interdisciplinary global jazz studies major
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will offer a new major called global jazz studies to undergraduate students in fall. Global jazz studies will be one of four majors in the school of music’s undergraduate program. Although a jazz studies concentration founded in 1996 by jazz icon Kenny Burrell already exists, the new major […]
Alumnus presumed dead, commemorated for charisma and selflessness
Brian Lewinstein‘s closest friends said he had a blinding smile with huge dimples and would often go out of his way to check in with his friends if they were going through a rough time. Lewinstein, a UCLA alumnus who graduated in 2016, fell off a waterfall in Umpqua National Forest in southern Oregon on […]
UCLA Faculty Center overturns $300,000 deficit to post first profit in a decade
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 8:30 a.m. The UCLA Faculty Center overturned a $300,000 deficit this fiscal year, marking the facility’s first profitable year in a decade, according to the Faculty Center administration. Established in 1959, the UCLA Faculty Center serves as a meeting place for UCLA researchers, faculty and staff, offering dining […]
Student files lawsuit against UCLA fraternities, alleging sexual assault
This post was updated Aug. 31 at 10:25 p.m. A UCLA student filed a sexual assault lawsuit against two UCLA fraternities, the UCLA Interfraternity Council and a former student on Aug. 10. Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the IFC and former ZBT member Blake Lobato are facing charges of negligence, assault, battery and intentional […]
Germany-based long-distance intercity bus line to open stop near UCLA
A new bus company will allow students to travel long distances with a stop near campus. FLiXBUS brought its services to UCLA in June, with a pickup location on Strathmore Plaza and Gayley Avenue. FLiXBUS, which was founded in 2013, aims to break the stigma of riding buses with features such as leather seats, new, […]