This post was updated Feb. 14 at 11:07 p.m. Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos will no longer be speaking at UCLA, the Bruin Republicans announced in a Facebook post Wednesday night. Yiannopoulos was originally scheduled to speak at the Bruin Republicans’ “Ten Things I Hate About Mexico” event on Feb. 26 at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. However, […]
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Dashew Center addresses transparency concerns regarding iSTART fees
Student leaders are asking the university to be more transparent about how it spends the money from a mandatory fee for international students. All incoming international students are required to pay an iSTART fee, which funds an online orientation, on top of their New Student Orientation fees during their first quarter at UCLA. A survey […]
Chicago mayor speaks on education system amid protests, arrests
The mayor of Chicago said he thinks it is important for the government to increase investment in public education at an event Monday. Rahm Emanuel talked about ways to improve the American education system and refine Chicago as a future global city at the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at Royce Hall. Emanuel’s speech was […]
New bill could allow street vendors to legally sell their goods
A new bill could allow street vendors to peddle their goods across California. Senate Bill 946, proposed by state Sen. Ricardo Lara, would require cities to create a permitting process for street vendors to legally sell their goods. The bill would also prohibit nongovernmental institutions, such as brick-and-mortar businesses, from requiring street vendors to seek […]
Black student leaders demand support from UCSA following conference
Black student leaders said they think their concerns were ignored at a recent University of California Student Association conference and are calling on the association to better support black students across the UC. UCSA’s board of directors issued an apology last week saying it understood black students’ concerns with the association’s Students of Color Conference […]
GSA negotiates for lower price increase on university housing
Graduate students will have to pay 3.5 percent more on average for their university housing next year. UCLA Housing originally planned to increase average housing rates by 5, 4, 3.5 or 3 percent, but following a Jan. 26 meeting with Associate Vice Chancellor of Housing and Hospitality Services Peter Angelis and Graduate Students Association President […]
After going pro, Mackie McDonald inspires fellow Bruin tennis players
If members of the UCLA men’s tennis team want to see what their future could potentially look like, one role model has stood out in recent weeks. Former Bruin Mackie McDonald made a name for himself in the professional circuit in January after earning his first Grand Slam victory in the Australian Open’s round of […]