The whispers started on the sidelines. Wesley Kerr, a student at the David Geffen School of Medicine, decided to wear a rainbow patch on his Ultimate uniform to express his identity as a bisexual athlete. When he took to the field, he said he could hear people talking about him. “The coming out process isn’t […]
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Graduate student’s exhibit creates ‘symphony’ of art, tech
Terms like “right-brained” and “left-brained” fall short when used to define Design | Media Arts graduate student Neil Mendoza. As part of the Design | Media Arts department, Mendoza said he uses his background in technology to create innovative art pieces that seek to give new meaning to notions of form and space. Mendoza’s exhibit, […]
Film and Television Archive project to restore Latin American movies
Alejandra Espasande was shown the Cuban film “Casta de Roble” after her grandfather died. Though her grandfather had worked on the drama, Espasande said she had never seen it before because many of these pre-revolutionary Cuban films were inaccessible to the public. Espasande, a film archivist who now works for the Academy of Motion Picture […]
UCLA Emergency Medicine Center director Dr. Marshall Morgan dies at 73
Dr. Marshall T. Morgan, director of the Emergency Medicine Center in the David Geffen School of Medicine, died on April 16 after being diagnosed with cancer two months earlier. He was 73. Friends, family and coworkers remember him as a physician and father who led by example and practiced medicine with empathy and compassion. “Medicine […]
UC prepares to finalize revised draft of sexual assault policy
The University of California is preparing to finalize its new policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence by opening it up to a final systemwide review. While some students said they are pleased with the second draft, some faculty still think the language is unclear and does not sufficiently address all possible scenarios. The revised […]
USAC recap – April 28
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Hall 417 and are open to all students. Watch a live stream of the meeting on the USAC Live! Youtube channel. Agenda Council approved contingency […]
UCLA Title IX compliance investigation seeks student participation
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is visiting UCLA Tuesday through Thursday to investigate the university’s compliance with Title IX. Title IX is a federal provision that prohibits gender-based discrimination in educational institutions, such as universities that receive federal funding. The OCR has initiated Title IX investigations at more than 100 universities […]