This post was updated April 25 at 6:08 p.m. A student started a letter-writing campaign to a UCLA fraternity April 9 to address its treatment of sexual assault allegations. Daphne Sinclaire, a second-year anthropology and geography student who organized the campaign, is collecting letters from students about their experiences with sexual assault and delivering them […]
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Interfaith event aims to build community among students of different religions
An interfaith committee featured students from different religions Tuesday to promote understanding across faiths. Panelists from various religions – including Catholicism, Judaism and Islam – spoke about their experiences with their religion in life and in college, how they have developed their faith and how their beliefs have helped them to find a community on […]
UCLA community questions fairness of naming buildings after donors
This post was updated April 29 at 5:43 p.m. Students and professors said naming facilities after large donors gives an unfair advantage to donors’ families while administrators said donations do not influence admission. Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a national media tour that the practice of granting university facility naming rights to large donors is […]
Students express support for boycott of hotels over anti-gay laws in Brunei
Several students said they support continuing a boycott of two hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei after the country instituted anti-LGBTQ laws. The Sultan of Brunei announced a new penal code based on Sharia law which included punishment of homosexuality and adultery by stoning or whipping to death April 3, prompting calls for boycotts […]
Student project engages with foster youth to offer guidance and support
A student-directed project aims to educate Los Angeles foster girls about healthy living and raise public awareness about foster youth. Project Maryvale partners with Maryvale Residential Homes, a foundation in Rosemead, California, that houses foster girls ages 6 to 18, to put on educational presentations for Maryvale’s residents. This project, which started in 2014, is […]
UCLA researchers develop wearable device that generates electricity from snow
UCLA researchers created a device that can generate electricity from snow. The device, called the snow-TENG, is a thin, transparent sheet of mostly silicone, which can be inexpensively manufactured using a 3D printer. Richard Kaner, a professor of chemistry and materials science, and Maher El-Kady, a postdoctoral researcher of chemistry and biochemistry, are part of […]
Pre-med students overwhelmingly want greater diversity, study shows
This post was updated April 23 at 6 p,m. Pre-medical students support greater diversity in the medical profession, according to a recent national survey. The survey, which was published April 15 by Kaplan Test Prep, found that 80% of pre-medical students said the medical profession needs to better reflect the demographics of the general patient […]