Sahen Rai decided he wanted to help normalize conversations about mental health after a classmate died by suicide during his senior year of high school. “I basically just want to create something that could really help people struggling with mental health issues, or depression or anxiety, and that’s kind of what I want to do […]
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Revolution Club leads march through Westwood in support of universal women’s rights
Students and locals marched through Westwood for International Women’s Day on Friday. About 35 people walked on the streets to show their support for universal women’s rights, briefly disrupting traffic. The group also marched to commemorate the 40th anniversary of a 1979 protest led by the Communist Party of Iran in which Iranian women protested […]
Power outage affects 1,100 LADWP customers in and around Westwood
This post was updated March 11 at 11:36 a.m. Residents across Westwood lost power Saturday afternoon. A power outage occurred around 1 p.m. in Westwood, affecting around 1,100 Los Angeles Water and Power customers in the area, an LADWP spokesperson said. Power is expected to return by 10 p.m. The LADWP spokesperson said they did […]
Police investigate suspicious package found in Westwood
This post was updated March 9 at 5:01 p.m. Police investigated a suspicious package reported in Westwood on Saturday afternoon. UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez said in an email statement that a suspicious package was dropped off at the UCLA SAFE Collection Center at 550 Charles E. Young Drive West, which accepts drop-offs of household hazardous […]
USAC recap – March 5
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Bruin Viewpoint Room and are open to all students. Watch a livestream of the meetings on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube. Public Comment: A representative from […]
GSA recap – March 6
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Forum meetings are at 5:30 p.m. in the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. Agenda: The association approved a resolution in opposition to the proposed amendments […]
Trump’s emergency declaration spurs dialogue regarding implications for UC
UCLA student leaders said they oppose President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration and promised to stand by minority groups. Trump announced a national emergency Feb. 15 at the U.S.-Mexico border to access the billions of dollars for a border wall that Congress denied him. The partial government shutdown began in December after Congress and Trump […]