UCLA will open a school for middle and high school students in 2017 in Westwood Village funded by a $100 million donation from David Geffen, officials announced Wednesday. Half of the students enrolled in the academy will be from the greater Los Angeles community while the other half will be children of UCLA faculty and […]
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UCSA Students of Color Conference holds march at UC Berkeley
Students from nine University of California campuses marched to UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s home Sunday to demand better wages and benefits for workers in the UC system.
Westwood rally shows solidarity with Israel after recent violence
A crowd of over 200 gathered outside the Wilshire Federal Building on Sunday to demonstrate solidarity with Israel, after rising tensions in the region have left dozens dead. Since mid-September, according to the Associated Press, violence broke out in the region primarily over access to what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and […]
UC to present recommendations at UN climate change conference
University of California researchers will present a report recommending officials to regulate carbon emissions and reduce short-lived pollutant concentrations at a United Nations conference on climate change later this month. Fifty UC researchers contributed to a report, announced Oct. 27 at the UC Carbon and Climate Neutrality Summit, that made 10 recommendations for achieving carbon […]
Student groups receive less money from USAC fund
Student groups received an average of $100 less than they did last year from an undergraduate student government fund, after the council approved allocations for the fund’s fall allotments Tuesday. The Student Organizations Operational Fund, or SOOF, is a fund that is distributed to student groups to cover their event and programming costs. The Undergraduate […]
UCLA Faculty Center not nominated for California Register
The State Historical Resources Commission unanimously decided Friday not to nominate the UCLA Faculty Center as a historical resource, following a four-year-long attempt to establish its significance. At its quarterly meeting, the Commission decided the building was not a strong example of mid-century, modern ranch-style architecture, as the Los Angeles Conservancy claimed, because it did […]
UC chancellors submit amicus brief supporting affirmative action
University of California President Janet Napolitano and all 10 UC chancellors announced their support for affirmative action in admissions decisions in a statement submitted to the United States Supreme Court Monday. UC officials submitted the statement, called an amicus brief, to supplement information presented in the case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which […]