UCLA removed posters promoting white supremacy and xenophobic attitudes on campus earlier this week. The posters promoted the “UCLA White Students Group,” and said the government has embraced the replacement of whites and appeasement of the demands of minority groups. Tod Tamberg, UCLA spokesperson, said in an email the university removed the posters because the […]
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Professor accused of sexual harassment to return in winter 2017
UCLA students are concerned about the school’s decision to allow a professor accused of sexual harassment to teach in winter 2017. History professor Gabriel Piterberg and Stephen Aron, chair of the history department, agreed in June that Piterberg would resume teaching in winter and spring. Piterberg will teach two upper division history courses – History […]
Free summer program at UCLA to promote careers in health, medicine
Students interested in health careers can now apply to attend a free six-week summer program. Students can apply to the UCLA Summer Health Professions Education Program until March 1. The program, which will be hosted by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA School of Dentistry, aims to encourage underprivileged students to […]
UCPD searching for man responsible for Gayley Avenue burglary
University police are searching for a burglar who stole two laptops from an apartment on Gayley Avenue early Friday morning. Surveillance video from the apartment showed a man entering the apartment and locking the door behind him, according to a UCPD alert. Police believe he fled from an open window. The man was black and […]
UCLA community participates in anti-Trump protest at MacArthur Park
An elderly man waved his hand in a peace sign at the crowd below his apartment window. Others draped flags from their apartments and were thanked with roaring cheers. Many UCLA community members participated in a rally Saturday at MacArthur Park, which was, according to ABC 7 News, the largest protest against president-elect Donald Trump […]
Precincts in Westwood voted largely in favor of Clinton, Props 64, 67
Preliminary election results for Westwood precincts near UCLA showed high support for Hillary Clinton, legalization of marijuana and the ban on plastic bags. The results, reported by the Los Angeles Times, confirmed polls that showed Clinton had a lead among young people. Precincts with higher student populations voted slightly more in favor of Clinton than […]
Election headquarters officials explain LA County vote counting process
It takes one and a half hours to drive from one end of Los Angeles County to the other without traffic. Because it is so large, the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk flies ballots from the outskirts of the county, such as Catalina Island and Lancaster, by helicopter to its election headquarters in Norwalk, California, said […]