Upon entering Westwood Flower Garden, customers are greeted by a love ballad from the 1960s crooning through the speakers and the overpowering aroma of fresh flowers. The staff buzz around behind the counter, occupied with last-minute rose stem trimming and bouquet wrapping in preparation for the store’s busiest 24 hours – Valentine’s Day. During the week leading […]
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UCLA students rally in support of higher wages for UC service workers
Students rallied inside the Hill’s dining halls on Wednesday evening to show their support for unionized University of California service workers who are currently voting on whether or not to strike in response to stalled contract negotiations. Dressed in red, about 10 students from the Student Collective Against Labor Exploitation at UCLA, commonly known as SCALE, entered De […]
Journalist Ari Shavit to speak about bestselling book on Israel
Israeli journalist Ari Shavit will speak at UCLA on Wednesday about his bestselling book, “My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel,” which addresses conflicts in Israel. More than 500 people are expected to attend the event organized by the UCLA International Institute. “The event fits right in with our mission of education about […]
Search for USAC safety app funding ongoing
Undergraduate student government officials recently secured $2,000 to fund a safety app for UCLA students, although they still need thousands of dollars more from campus organizations to reach the total funding goal. Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avi Oved and Student Wellness Commissioner Savannah Badalich are working on a $20,000 UCLA version of […]
UCLA law students protest lack of diversity
Students at the UCLA School of Law hosted an event on Monday to highlight a lack of racial diversity and to encourage school officials to be more accommodating of minority students.
URSA, other UCLA sites may cease in spring with MyUCLA integration
UCLA’s URSA and Financial Aid Office websites will tentatively be discontinued this spring because their features are now fully integrated into MyUCLA, officials said last week. Multiple campus departments have been working since 2011 to combine MyUCLA, URSA, the schedule of classes and Financial Aid Office services into a single website to make the sites […]
UCLA groups call for support in response to offensive flier
Cultural student groups released a statement Thursday calling for UCLA and University of California leaders to affirm their support for the Asian Pacific Islander community, in response to a racist and sexist flier recently sent to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. The Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA, the Pacific Islands Students Association at UCLA, […]