UCLA knew in 2014 that it violated University policies by offering two students admission after their parents pledged to make donations to the athletics program, according to the Los Angeles Times. UCLA investigated the two admissions actions when they were uncovered in 2014 and found that staff members in UCLA Athletics had violated University of […]
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USAC Election Board found to have violated constitution, election code
Student government election coordinators were found Friday to have violated their constitution and election code. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board found at a hearing Thursday the USAC Election Board failed to treat all candidates equally and to enforce campaign deadlines, in line with election guidelines. Brandon Broukhim, the vice chair of the Associated […]
AFSCME holds UC-wide strike in response to alleged intimidation by University
Standing outside Murphy Hall, service workers wearing green shirts and carrying noisemakers and rattles chanted, “We are not afraid.” University of California service employees held a systemwide strike Wednesday after their union claimed the UC had condoned the intimidation of workers participating in previous strikes. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, […]
History, African American studies professor appointed as director of Bunche Center
A UCLA history and African American studies professor has been appointed as the new director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. Kelly Lytle Hernández, the Bunche Center’s interim director and a leading expert on immigration, race and mass incarceration, will start the position of director this July. According to the Bunche […]
UCLA organizations host free produce fair to fight food injustice among students
UCLA organizations co-hosted an event Monday to raise awareness about food-related injustices among students. E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity held a free produce fair as part of Earth Month at UCLA, while the CalFresh Initiative enrolled students in CalFresh, a program that provides low-income individuals with need-based money for food, said Kristen Soares, co-chair of the […]
Jaylen Hands announces entrance into 2019 NBA Draft, forgoing college eligibility
Another Bruin is headed to the NBA. UCLA men’s basketball sophomore guard Jaylen Hands announced via his Twitter account Sunday afternoon that he intends to forgo his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2019 NBA Draft. To UCLA … thank you for the best 2 years of my life! Thank you for […]
ASU continues long-standing push for resources dedicated to black students at UCLA
A student said she is dismayed that UCLA has existed for 100 years but still has not established a resource center on campus for black students. Julia Robinson, a member of the Afrikan Student Union at UCLA and a third-year political science student, said she thinks administrators need to prioritize black students’ issues on campus. […]