The UCLA Health System recently implemented a program to use antibiotic-free meat in an effort to have the hospitals serve healthier food. Thirty percent of the meat university hospitals now use is antibiotic-free as a part of Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Health Care program and the Healthier Hospitals Initiative said Patricia Oliver, […]
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Letter to the Editor: USAC’s disregard of parliamentary rules risks council’s image
UCLA’s past undergraduate student governments have mostly worked well together at the Undergraduate Students Association Council table in regard to debating various issues or discussing proposals to changes in student policy. For those who have served at the USAC table, we know that most of the work is done away from it. However, we also […]
Editorial: USAC should reconsider approval of shortened election period
For the last seven years the undergraduate student government election voting period has run from Monday through Thursday of election week.
Alexandra Tashman: Insensitive rhetoric invalidates struggles of sexual assault survivors
That narrative is not only wrong, it’s harmful. In fact, it’s flat-out dangerous. Sexual assault happens all the time, in places that are supposed to be safe, and to people you know and love.
Jewish Voice for Peace launches new chapter
Several Jewish students launched a new UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an organization dedicated to stopping Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, this week. Students formed the new chapter after the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a controversial resolution in February calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies […]
UC students lobby for return of affirmative action
Hundreds of University of California students asked their state legislators Monday to prioritize an affirmative action measure that was taken off the 2014 ballot earlier this year, among other things. At the annual Student Lobby Conference held this weekend by the UC Student Association, a UC-wide organization that advocates on behalf of students, delegates from […]
Graduate Students Association platforms
Graduate student government elections will start Tuesday at noon and last until April 14. This year, candidates from two new slates are running for Graduate Students Association officer positions – making this GSA election the most competitive one UCLA has seen for several years. To vote, you can log onto MyUCLA and click on the […]