Students posed for a photo shoot with their friends in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday afternoon to show solidarity for those affected by queerphobia on campus. The UCLA LGBT Resource Center and the Queer Alliance at UCLA hosted their second Hate is Not a Bruin Value photo campaign on Wednesday in response to Academic Affairs Commissioner […]
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Economics professor Bill Simon receives My Last Lecture Award
UCLA professor and 2002 California gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon often dresses up as famous economic figures like J.P. Morgan for his classes. “A couple years after I ran for governor, a friend of mine asked me, what are you going to do now?” Simon said. “I said I’d like to get dressed up like Julius […]
UCLA School of Law to accept GRE scores starting in 2019
Students applying to the UCLA School of Law will have the option to submit scores from the Graduate Record Exam instead of the Law School Admissions Test starting in 2019. The change was approved by the school’s faculty Monday to encourage students of different backgrounds to apply, according to a Wednesday press release. School of […]
Women dominate LA board commissioner positions for first time in city history
Women comprise a majority of the board commissioners in the city of Los Angeles for the first time in the city’s history, the first lady of Los Angeles said at an event Tuesday. Amy Wakeland, the wife of Mayor Eric Garcetti, spoke at UCLA Faculty Women’s Club’s centennial celebration luncheon. She talked about her work […]
Academic Advancement Program adds services with increased funds
A peer tutoring program has expanded its services with funds from increased student fees this academic year. The Academic Advancement Program, which provides peer learning and academic support to students, received additional funding from the Social Justice Referendum. Student voters passed the referendum in the spring 2016 undergraduate student government election, adding $140,000 to AAP’s […]
Graduate student unearths ancient Egyptian life stories from burial texts
A UCLA student discovered that ancient Egyptians used material objects to construct their social identities just as people do today. Marissa Stevens, a graduate student in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, studied how ancient Egyptians used funerary papyri to convey social status and personalities by examining social documents buried with the dead. […]
Jane and Terry Semel’s gift to help expand Healthy Campus Initiative
UCLA will establish a new center for its initiative to promote health and well-being on campus following a donation from philanthropists. Jane and Terry Semel’s contribution will allow for an expansion in research and programs related to the Healthy Campus Initiative, which was established in 2013. The Healthy Campus Initiative aims to promote physical, mental […]