About 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil by Meyerhoff Park on Tuesday night to commemorate those who lost their lives in the recent attacks between Israel and Hamas.
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UCSA campaign UConsent to address sexual violence on campuses
The University of California Student Association voted Sunday to launch a campaign to address sexual violence on UC campuses this school year. The association, which advocates for UC students, selects the organization’s campaigns during its annual congress every August. The campaign, called UConsent, will include strategies to both educate the community about sexual violence and […]
UCLA to offer grants, loans to individuals with cars damaged in flood
Starting Thursday, UCLA will offer grants to individuals whose cars were damaged in the July 29 flood on campus.
The university also began offering short-term interest-free loans for faculty, staff and students earlier this week.
Sexual violence, accessible education the focus of new USSA campaigns
Members of the United States Student Association voted on Sunday to launch separate campaigns against sexual violence on college campuses and to promote accessible and affordable education for underrepresented students this year. Fourteen delegates from UCLA took part in USSA’s National Student Congress, which took place at the University of California, Irvine from Aug. 7 to […]
Phone, iPad stolen from student’s room in Theta Chi fraternity house
An iPad and iPhone were stolen from a UCLA student’s room in the Theta Chi fraternity house on Gayley Avenue early Sunday morning, police said. University police said an unknown suspect entered the room and took the devices between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m., while the student was asleep. The student’s door was unlocked. No […]
UCLA mathematics professor Terence Tao awarded 2014 Royal Medal
Terence Tao, a UCLA mathematics professor, will receive the 2014 Royal Medal for physical sciences in December, according to a UCLA statement released on Wednesday. The Royal Society of London, the oldest science academy in continuous existence, will present the 39 year-old with the prize for his many contributions to math, including those in harmonic […]
Bills to strengthen universities’ handling of sexual violence
Different groups of federal legislators proposed bills Wednesday calling for a greater protection of survivors of sexual violence and for uniform reporting and proceeding standards for addressing sexual violence on college campuses. The Campus Accountability and Safety Act will require universities to disclose information about their handling of sexual violence with a stiff penalty for […]