This post was updated on Oct. 21 at 6:50 p.m. Hundreds of students woke up Wednesday morning to an email from UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services that said their number of remaining meal plan swipes was lowered, following an internal error that artificially raised students’ swipe counts at the start of the month. The email […]
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UCLA institutes bias awareness training for hiring process
Faculty members who plan to participate in future hiring decisions must attend bias awareness training intended to reduce discrimination in the university’s hiring process.
UCPD arrests dentistry school manager for alleged rape
University police arrested a manager at the UCLA School of Dentistry for allegedly raping a drugged individual. The man, who is the training manager and clinics liaison at the dentistry school’s public health and community dentistry department, was arrested in his office at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. on Tuesday, according to police logs. UCPD spokeswoman Nancy […]
Napolitano creates joint committee on sexual assault involving faculty
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Thursday the formation of a joint committee intended to recommend sexual assault policy changes for cases involving faculty members, after UC Berkeley professor Geoff Marcy resigned following sexual assault charges. Marcy resigned from UC Berkeley on Wednesday after an internal investigation showed he violated the university’s sexual harassment […]
CAPS reduces free visits per year from 10 to six
Beginning this fall, UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, will only offer six free visits per academic year, compared to last year’s 10. Dr. Nicole Green, interim executive director, said CAPS decided to reduce the number of sessions because national statistics show the majority of students only seek four or five sessions per year. […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council brings back vote-by-mail option
The Westwood Neighborhood Council voted Wednesday to spend $3,500 to offer vote by mail for its election cycle next year after city officials eliminated the option earlier this month. Councilmembers were discontented when the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, a city organization that manages Los Angeles neighborhood councils, said last month they would no longer offer […]
LAPD finds no threat after alleged hostage incident on Tiverton Avenue
Police said Tuesday night they found no threat after a five-hour long search for a man who allegedly had a woman held hostage earlier that day. A woman called police about 3:30 p.m. reporting her roommate was being held hostage by her former boyfriend, said Tina Nieto, captain of the West Los Angeles Division of […]