The UCLA Bicycle Academy – a group of UCLA faculty and staff focused on promoting bicycling conditions – drafted a letter to Chancellor Gene Block this month in response to a perceived lack of bike safety in the area around the UCLA campus. The letter, which was submitted on Friday, currently has 68 signatories – […]
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Napolitano releases UC-wide guidelines to address discrimination
University of California President Janet Napolitano released a set of requirements Friday mandating that all University of California campuses have certain mechanisms in place to effectively address discrimination, bias and harassment. The measures come in response to a report released in fall that found UCLA’s policies and procedures for addressing racial discrimination claims among faculty […]
UCLA alum goes from programmer to law professor
Eugene Volokh was 10 years old when he completed the highest level of math at his high school and wanted to move on to linear algebra. At 12, he enrolled in UCLA as a full-time student and by the time he was 15 years old he had a degree. Volokh now teaches at the UCLA School […]
TradeSwipes website shut down for potential policy violations
A website designed to help students exchange their meal plan swipes for other goods was launched and quickly shut down last week following concerns that the site violated school policies.
USAC endowment avoids loss with UCLA Foundation refund
The undergraduate student government will receive about $6,500 from the UCLA Foundation, after a miscommunication about administrative costs involved with an endowment for student programing. Last school year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council established a $100,000 endowment with the UCLA Foundation, a business entity that manages investments for the university. The funds came from USAC’s […]
Petition calls for reinstatement of three-week winter break
More than 21,000 people have signed a petition calling for University of California officials to shift the academic calendars of some UC schools and keep winter break three weeks long.
USAC in search of funds for campus safety app
Undergraduate student government officials are searching for funding from different campus departments to create a campus safety smartphone application after returning a $15,500 allocation last week.