Ackerman Union’s print shop’s sales are ahead of budget projections despite continuing to not make a profit. Associated Students UCLA announced at its board meeting Feb. 23 that Bruin Custom Print’s earnings were decreasing. The store’s revenue for the second half of the fiscal year was around $9,000 less than the first half, but the […]
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UCLA peer counseling program now accepts students without CAPS referral
Students no longer need a referral from a Counseling and Psychological Services counselor to meet with peer counselors. The UCLA Peer Counseling Program, which began in spring 2017, provides counseling to individuals who do not necessarily need clinical treatment but would still benefit from receiving assistance from their peers. Although it initially only accepted students […]
UCLA sees drops in world university rankings for multiple subjects
UCLA and other University of California campuses dropped in more international university ranking categories than it rose in, according to an annual survey by an independent British educational marketing company. Quacquarelli Symonds published its 2018 QS World University Rankings by Subject report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA and UC Berkeley among the top-10 universities worldwide. However, […]
Cellular 911 calls from UCLA travel beyond Westwood, may cause delays
Dialing 911 in Westwood does not guarantee that university police will receive the call. UCPD Lt. Kevin Kilgore said dialing from a cellphone in dense urban environments like Westwood can prevent emergency calls from reaching the nearest emergency communication center. UCPD has an on-campus 911 dispatch center, which is the emergency center closest to students […]
Diversity Peer Leader interns facilitate social justice dialogues
A UCLA internship program aims to address social justice issues on campus through student-led discussions and art workshops. The UCLA Intergroup Relations Program’s Diversity Peer Leader internship program recruits students to organize and facilitate events that address campus issues like diversity, toxic masculinity and gun violence. The program is hosting the “SolidARiTy: Plural Identities” event […]
Professor emerita of physiology, pediatrics, human genetics dies at 96
Faculty and family members remember Bernice Wenzel for her energy, intelligence and altruism. Wenzel, a professor emerita in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Department of Physiology, died Jan. 31 due to natural causes. She was 96. Wenzel and her late husband, Wendell Jeffrey, helped establish the annual Jeffrey Lecture series, […]
UCLA warns international students about increased stringency in visa laws
International students who are arrested could be removed from the country following the federal government’s new emphasis on screening immigrants. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars met with student leaders Feb. 7 to talk about the changes in national immigration enforcement that have taken place in the past year. Sam Nahidi, the center’s […]