Students and a group of faculty are lobbying professors to vote “yes” on a proposed diversity requirement this week, but several faculty are pushing back against the measure. Faculty members have until Friday to vote on whether they think students should be required to take a course related to diversity during their UCLA career. Backers […]
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Low turnout in USAC election raises concerns about outreach efforts
Following low voter participation in last week’s undergraduate student government election, some students are criticizing the efforts of the candidates, councilmembers and the Election Board in promoting the race. With voter turnout at just 13.6 percent in the Undergraduate Students Association Council special election, the Green Initiative Fund referendum and the Bruin Diversity Referendum automatically […]
Despite aerial struggles, Brett Hundley galvanizes UCLA victory
BOULDER, Colo. – Nate Iese couldn’t have been more wide open. The redshirt sophomore fullback found himself all alone as he ran towards the end zone. He turned his head as redshirt junior quarterback Brett Hundley’s pass approached him, leaping and stretching his 6-foot-3 frame as high as he could. The ball sailed right over […]
Bruin Diversity Referendum fails due to insufficient voter turnout
A referendum to increase quarterly student fees by about $10 to fund diversity-related programs did not pass Friday because voter turnout fell short of the 20 percent threshold in the undergraduate student government special election. Just 13.6 percent of eligible undergraduate students voted in the Undergraduate Students Association Council special election this week. Though the […]
Proposed diversity requirement may have more support than in past
A new diversity course requirement is up for a faculty vote starting Friday, and this time, proponents are hoping it has enough teeth to pass. The requirement would have undergraduate students in the College of Letters and Science take one course at UCLA that takes a deeper look at groups through racial, ethnic or socioeconomic […]
Special election campaign funding significantly lower than previous races
Candidates and referendum representatives spent about $9,700 campaigning in this week’s undergraduate student government election, less than half of what has typically been committed to recent races in the spring.
Court rules in favor of UC in conference center construction lawsuit
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the University of California in a lawsuit challenging the construction of the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center. The lawsuit, filed in 2012 by neighborhood nonprofit organization Save Westwood Village, alleged that UCLA officials did not analyze alternatives to the project […]