Fraternities affected by alcohol ban will hold responsibility for its enforcement

UCLA fraternities that are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference will be responsible for enforcing a ban on hard alcohol from their events and houses over the course of the next year. According to the NIC ban, fraternities such as Alpha Epsilon Pi, Beta Theta Pi and Delta Lambda Phi will have until Sept. 1, […]

Bruin Bash floor tickets sell out within 90 minutes amid website problems

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 5:02 p.m. Tickets for Bruin Bash 2018 sold out within an hour and a half despite setbacks at the Central Ticket Office. At 18 minutes into ticket availability, the Campus Events Commission tweeted the CTO had reported problems with its site. This year, instead of the lottery system, […]

Sky is not the limit for UCLA student-built satellite nine years in the making

A satellite built by 250 UCLA undergraduate students over the course of nine years successfully launched into orbit Saturday morning. The Electron Losses and Fields Investigation is the first satellite built and operated entirely at UCLA. The program is currently made up of around 40 undergraduate students, who designed, manufactured, and tested the satellite, and […]

USAC calls for accountability among frats in wake of sexual assault lawsuit

This post was updated Sept. 11 at 5:31 p.m. Student government officials released a statement Friday condemning sexual violence at UCLA fraternities and encouraging Greek life to address issues of sexually predatory behavior. The statement from the Undergraduate Students Association Council comes less than a month after reports that former Zeta Beta Tau fraternity member […]

UCLA ranked as top public university in the US for second consecutive year

UCLA was ranked the No. 1 public U.S. university in a ranking released Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The university was also ranked No. 25 out of more than 1,000 universities in the nation. This is the second year in a row that the ranking designated UCLA as the top […]

University of California commits to using 100 percent clean energy by 2025

The University of California announced Tuesday that it will use 100 percent clean electricity by 2025. All 10 UC campuses and five medical centers have committed to using solely zero-carbon and renewably generated electricity within a decade, according to a CALPIRG Students press release. Student public interest research groups have worked on more than 65 […]

UCLA researchers say coverage of pharmacy vaccines could curb disease spread

UCLA researchers found that requiring health insurers to cover adult vaccinations at pharmacies could prevent unnecessary deaths from diseases such as influenza, pneumonia and HPV, according to a study published Thursday. Despite California’s efforts to expand health care, its adult vaccination rates are far lower than the federally recommended level, according to the study. California’s […]