Student Sartorialist: Normcore trend embraces ironic take on fashion

When the fashionable youth started to trade in their platform heels and leather joggers for “mom jeans” and running sneakers, it became obvious that a new trend was upon us. Normcore is an emerging style that consciously embraces everything that is considered to be normal and indistinguishable to such a degree that it can almost […]

ASUCLA adopts philanthropy policy for donation requests

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Associate Students UCLA board of directors unanimously passed its first philanthropy policy, which details how the board will respond to donation requests, at its last meeting, The policy specifies that ASUCLA will […]

UC Regents approve development of Richmond Bay Campus

The University of California Board of Regents approved a plan last week to develop a new research campus in Richmond by 2050, raising concerns with some residents about its potential economic impacts on the community. The campus will provide space for the growing research and educational needs of both the UC Berkeley and the federal, […]

Julia McCarthy: Transfer resources need improvement

Sabrina Adams has an auditory learning disability, meaning sometimes it takes her longer to take in and process a lecture. Taking notes and listening at the same time can be a challenge. But when she came to UCLA as a third-year sociology transfer student this fall, she wasn’t aware of the resources available to her, […]

Officials, business groups agree on proposed Prop. 13 reform

California officials agreed Tuesday to make slight changes to a state constitutional amendment that holds down property taxes – a move that will increase revenue available to the state. University of California student activists said the changes to Proposition 13 constitute a partial victory for their campaign to reform the measure. In 1978, California passed […]

Bruins for Israel criticizes actions it considers anti-Semitic

Bruins for Israel members issued a press release Thursday criticizing speech and actions they considered anti-Semitic at a past undergraduate student government meeting and in a recent statement asking next year’s councilmembers to refrain from taking free or sponsored trips with certain pro-Israel or non-student centered organizations.The release calls for the Undergraduate Students Association Council […]

UC Board of Regents to discuss transfer outreach

Two years ago, more than half of the California transfer students admitted to UCLA came from less than 10 percent of the state’s community colleges. University of California officials have taken notice of the issue of disproportionate transfer rates to the UC from community colleges. At their bimonthly board meeting on Wednesday, the UC Board […]