This post was updated May 4 at 7:52 p.m. A Bruins United candidate secured the president position for the fourth year in a row. This year’s election featured 39 candidates running for nine contested positions, composed of 19 independents, nine Bruins United candidates and 11 candidates from three new slates. Three out of the nine […]
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UCLA’s Black Male Institute branches out efforts to support black women
After spending 10 years researching black male students’ academic successes, an institute on campus is expanding to support the academic well-being of black female students. UCLA’s Black Male Institute held its 10th annual Think Tank in Carnesale Commons on Thursday. The event reflected on BMI’s 10-year history and its goals today to address issues, such […]
Three-day union worker strike to interrupt dining, custodial services
UCLA students living in residence halls will experience limited dining options during a three-day workers’ strike next week. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents service workers at the University of California, will go on a strike from Monday to Wednesday. Students will experience disruptions in dining, custodial and […]
Photo: Students hang pride flag on Academic Affairs Commission’s office
Around 16 students gathered Wednesday to put up a new pride flag on the Academic Affairs Commission’s office that was stolen last week. The flag, which hung in front of the office’s door, was put up to show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, said Academic Affairs Commissioner Divya Sharma. Sharma […]
Math department will not retain lecturers for financial actuarial courses
Students and faculty in the financial actuarial mathematics major have expressed anger and confusion over the Department of Mathematics’ decision to not rehire any of the eight lecturers in the program. The department announced changes to the FAM program to students by email on March 12 and April 11. It said introducing new courses in […]
UCLA hosts panel discussing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
UCLA experts in human rights and mass violence drew parallels between the ethnic cleansing currently occurring in Myanmar with past events, such as the Holocaust, at an event Wednesday. The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies hosted a panel about violence against the Rohingya ethnic group in Myanmar. […]
UCLA Veteran Resource Center encourages community to engage in veteran affairs
After returning from the army, it took Timothy Perkins more than two years to get the treatment for stress-related hypertension that enabled him to find a job and eventually attend college. Now a fourth-year political science student at UCLA, Perkins attributes much of his success in college to the UCLA Veteran Resource Center, which provides […]