A recent UCLA Army officer training program ran a drill depicting the enemy wearing civilian clothes from Arab countries, which some UCLA students and professors said demonizes Arab and Islamic identities. UCLA and Fresno State Army ROTC held their biannual field training at Camp Roberts in central California from April 6 to 8. Cadets practiced […]
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Members of ROTC reflect on growing integration of women in military
Cheska Molina is known for being one of the fastest runners in UCLA’s ROTC battalion. Cheska Molina, a first-year human biology and society student, and her twin Charina Molina, who is also in the ROTC program at UCLA and a human biology and society student, were even part of the UCLA Ranger Challenge team, which […]
ROTC students trained to think creatively in positions of leadership
Grayson Makris contemplated how his platoon was going to proceed as he planned its mission on a terrain model he drew in the dirt in front of him. The platoon had just been assigned a mission from its superiors, and, as the platoon leader, Makris’ job was to design and execute a plan of attack. […]
Federal judge rules that U.S. must resume DACA applications
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the United States must resume new applications for a program that deferred deportation for undocumented individuals brought to the United States as children. John D. Bates, a federal judge in the District Court of the District of Columbia, ruled in NAACP v. Donald J. Trump and Trustees of Princeton University […]
USP allocates USAC funds, provides direct aid to undocumented students
The UCLA Undocumented Student Program plans to expand existing resources and create new services for undocumented students using money it received from the undergraduate student government’s surplus funds in January. USP allocated $50,000 of the $100,000 it received from the Undergraduate Students Association Council to pay for its program coordinator position and continue supporting the […]
Luskin School of Public Affairs to create its first undergraduate major
Students will be able to take a new major that teaches students how to approach societal issues starting in fall. The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs announced the creation of the public affairs major Monday. The school previously had no undergraduate majors but three minors, including one in public affairs. The new major has […]
UCLA researchers release study analyzing child marriages in US
More than 78,000 children in the U.S. are married or have been married, according to a report released by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on Tuesday. The researchers looked at data collected between 2010 and 2014 that recorded the marital status of teens between ages 15 and 17. An average of 6.8 out […]