A recent analysis of a 2011 survey suggests a link between discrimination related to transgender bias and attempted suicide among transgender adults, according to a study by researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The study, released on Jan. 28, analyzes the findings of […]
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USAC bylaw amendment places restrictions on future stipend increases
Six months after raising their own monthly stipends, undergraduate student government officials unanimously passed a bylaw amendment Tuesday to bar future salary changes from taking immediate effect. In August, the Undergraduate Students Association Council raised councilmember stipends from $355 to $672 with an 8-1-0 vote. The decision also raised stipend caps for some other members […]
Proposal to change Afro-American Studies into department under review
A proposal to make the Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies into its own department is in its final stages of review almost a year after the proposal was originally submitted. Kyle McJunkin, director of curriculum, coordination and operations at UCLA, said if all goes smoothly, the African American Studies department could be established by summer […]
UC president forms student veteran advisory group
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Monday a new student veteran advisory group, another one of her efforts to connect with particular groups of students.
UC Council of Presidents to request for student input on shortened winter break
A group of University of California student body presidents plan to ask the UC to consider student input in setting the academic calendar and reinstate a three-week winter break in the 2014-2015 school year. The shortened break is largely unpopular among students and more than 28,000 people have signed a petition against the change. The […]
UCPD looks for a man ‘peering’ into apartment windows
University police are searching for a man who looked into the windows of a Westwood apartment complex, according to a UCPD statement.
Consent Week events address sexual assault on campus
Annie E. Clark felt that her school did not treat her report of sexual assault with enough sensitivity, so she became an activist for the rights of students who have experienced sexual assault on college campuses. “We had people all around the country saying ‘your story is my story, how can I make my campus […]