This year’s JazzReggae Festival will be held at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center instead of the North Athletic Field to reduce costs, undergraduate student government officials announced Tuesday. Amy Shao, USAC Cultural Affairs commissioner, said the facilities cost for renting Sunset Rec would be about $50,000, compared to the $150,000 cost to rent North Athletic […]
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UCLA officials denounce David Horowitz posters as intimidation
This post was updated on April 19 at 7:46 p.m. UCLA officials accused conservative writer David Horowitz Tuesday of using intimidation tactics after he posted flyers around campus Friday that named students and faculty members as supporters of terrorism against Israel. Jerry Kang, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, sent an email to students […]
Napolitano calls for more effective handling of sexual harassment cases
University of California President Janet Napolitano released a letter to UC administrators that said the University has not effectively handled cases of sexual harassment involving faculty members. Members of the joint committee, which operates under the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault, received the letter Monday. Napolitano asked […]
UCLA continues to delay the Daily Bruin’s access to public documents
The UCLA Records Management and Information Practices Office has delayed the Daily Bruin’s access to public documents for 20 days. The Bruin requested emails under the California Public Records Act on Jan. 30 about why UCLA ended its participation in the Westwood Organized Meaningful Projects. UCLA students and community members worked on projects to clean […]
UCLA researchers to study success of online mental health therapy
UCLA researchers will study whether peer support increases the effectiveness of online therapy for patients diagnosed with mild depression, stress and anxiety. The two-year study, conducted by the UCLA Office of Campus and Student Resilience, hopes to identify a more effective way of treating patients with mild depression or anxiety, said Elizabeth Gong-Guy, director of […]
Foundations donate $250,000 to fund environmental law programs
Two philanthropic foundations donated $250,000 to the UCLA School of Law to establish scholarships and summer fellowships for environmental law students. The Emmett Foundation and the Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation will establish the Frank D. Boren Scholarships and Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law to support students who want to solve global environmental problems and study […]
GSA finds Milan Chatterjee in violation of code, votes not to take action
The Graduate Students Association found President Milan Chatterjee guilty of violating the GSA code and constitution at a meeting Wednesday night, but voted not to take action against him. The forum found Chatterjee guilty with a 12-3-5 vote and decided to draft a letter of censure with a 11-2-4 vote. The letter will state the […]