The army recruiter came to pick Dustin Halliwell up from his Southern California home in September 2000. “I think my parents both cried seeing me drive away,” said the former army ranger. Just thinking about Halliwell being overseas made his family feel emotional. Even watching the news was difficult. Today, Halliwell helps veterans and active […]
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UC union workers to hold strike on Nov. 20
University of California union workers announced Friday that they will hold a one-day strike on Nov. 20 at UC campuses and medical centers against what they call unfair labor practices.
Student posts video to spark discussion about lack of diversity at UCLA
Sy Stokes almost dropped out of UCLA during his first year because he felt isolated and alone as a black student on campus. The third-year Afro-American studies student said he struggled to find groups with whom he shared common interests during his first quarter. While he eventually found his niche in the Undergraduate Students Association […]
Natural gas line break affects several North Campus facilities
A natural gas line break near Charles E. Young Research Library has caused facilities management crews to shut down the gas to the school and some North Campus restaurant facilities. The gas line break will affect food and heating services at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, North Campus restaurants and Northern Lights, […]
GSA demands increased graduate student support from the UC
The graduate student government voted at its meeting Wednesday night to send a letter to University of California President Janet Napolitano demanding that the UC increase its support of graduate students. The letter calls for the UC to increase stipends for graduate student teaching assistants, researchers and fellows. It also calls for UC officials to […]
Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA hosts awareness week
Students put up a wall in Bruin Plaza this week to symbolize the occupation of Palestinian territories by the Israeli military as part of the annual Palestine Awareness Week. Students for Justice in Palestine, a student organization that aims to support the Palestinian struggle, organized the events, which started Monday and run through Thursday. The […]
New center protects Jewish students’ rights
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. A center that focuses on fighting purposeful discrimination of Jewish students established a new chapter at the UCLA School of Law Oct. 15, making it one of the first collegiate branches in the […]