Last fall, eight incoming transfer students met to create the UCLA chapter of the American Association of University Women, a national organization most of them took part in at their previous college campuses. AAUW, an organization based in Washington, D.C., aims to help university women join student government and public office, according to the organization’s […]
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UC Assembly of the Academic Senate condemns retirement proposal
The University of California Assembly of the Academic Senate unanimously passed a resolution during Wednesday’s meeting condemning a proposal that would reduce retirement benefits. If enacted, the proposal will allow UC employees hired after after July 1, 2016 to choose between a hybrid defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. The new hybrid defined […]
UCPD investigating report of on-campus sexual battery
University police reported a man grabbed a UCLA student’s breasts and buttocks in a residence hall Thursday night. The student told UCPD she was visiting a friend in Rieber Hall on Thursday about 7 p.m. when a man she knew inappropriately touched her, according to a UCPD alert. The man was described as black, 18 […]
USAC EVP’s lack of communication hurts advocacy, say student leaders
Members of student organizing coalitions said the undergraduate student government external vice president’s office is not making a strong effort to collaborate with them, which detracts from student advocacy efforts. Some University of California student leaders allege that Zach Helder, Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president, does not thoroughly communicate with other lobbying organizations […]
President Barack Obama’s visit to cause road closures in Westwood
Several roads around Westwood will be closed Thursday night and Friday morning while President Barack Obama visits West Los Angeles, police said. He will stay in the W Hotel – West Beverly Hills on Hilgard Avenue, one block southeast of UCLA, for one night. Obama is traveling to the area to attend Democratic fundraisers and […]
UCLA welcomes new course on the search for extraterrestrial life
Students will be able to search for intelligent extraterrestrial lifeforms with space signals, telescopes and radio waves in a new class this spring. Jean-Luc Margot, a space physics professor, will teach Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences C179: “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and Applications,” a course open to undergraduate and graduate students who have taken […]
ASUCLA officials question need for new grocery store
Several Associated Students UCLA board members questioned the need for creating an on-campus student-run grocery store in a meeting Friday. The proposed grocery store, called the Student Food Co-op, would aim to provide fresh produce to students at a lower price than off-campus stores such as Trader Joe’s and Ralphs, said undergraduate student government President […]