This post was updated June 4 at 11:00 a.m. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Election Board announced Friday that it will not issue any sanction against candidates found guilty of voter coercion. The USAC Election Board findings in Sanction Case 59 state that Election Board Chair Jack Price ruled out disqualification as a penalty because […]
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GSA recap – May 30
The Graduate Student Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. Special Presentations/Announcements Student Affairs Information and Research Office researcher Esthela Chavez reviewed […]
New code of conduct creates uniform rules for student organization violations
A new policy will create a uniform procedure for adjudicating student group violations of University policy. UCLA Dean of Students Maria Blandizzi announced a new Student Group Conduct Code on May 22, which will create guidelines for student group operations and a board to evaluate reports against student groups. Student organizations may be subject to […]
Alumnus remembered for his love for UCLA, passion for politics
UCLA staff and faculty remember Sean Wang for his commitment to UCLA athletics, school spirit and passion for politics and math. Wang, a UCLA alumnus, died on May 23. He graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2001, a master’s degree in statistics in 2004 and completed a post doctorate in statistics. […]
UCLA School of Law receives $4.3M donation as part of Centennial Campaign
UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment received a $4.3 million donation Thursday to expand its research on environmental law and policy. The donation from the Emmett Foundation includes a direct gift of $1.8 million and the foundation’s commitment to match up to $2.5 million of gifts from other donors. […]
Congressman Adam Schiff speaks on Russia investigation, North Korea and Trump
The United States congressman representing Los Angeles said at an event Thursday the current presidential administration’s influence on the media is threatening democracy and freedom of the press. Adam Schiff, ranking Democratic member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, spoke at the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the UCLA Burkle Center […]
Mayim Bialik declines to speak at commencement, cites support of AFSCME
Actress Mayim Bialik announced on Twitter on Thursday afternoon that she will not be speaking at the commencement ceremony for the College of Letters and Sciences. Bialik said she declined to speak at the ceremony to support the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents University of California service workers […]