Chancellor Block to hold seminar on future of university

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will answer questions about the future of the university in a free seminar on campus Monday afternoon. During the seminar, which will be held in the Neuroscience Research Building auditorium from noon to 1 p.m., Block will talk about the university’s budget, social topics concerning UCLA and challenges the university may […]

Q&A: LA County supervisor candidates discuss stances on 3rd District issues

For the first time in 20 years, a seat representing UCLA and Westwood on the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will be up for election this November. The five-member board for the 3rd District oversees a budget of about $26 billion and governs a county of about 10 million residents, a population size […]

USAC launches ‘All of Us’ mental health awareness campaign

Devin Murphy felt his self-awareness and self-worth deteriorate at the end of his second year at UCLA. After losing in the undergraduate student election for the position of a general representative in May 2013, facing hostility from extended family members for being gay and wondering if he would be able to afford to live in […]

Bruin Republicans memorialize victims of 9/11 with flags

Bruin Republicans hosted its annual 9/11 memorial Thursday at the Schoenberg quad. About 2,980 flags with numbers on them, representing the individuals who died in the terrorist attacks 13 years ago, decorated the lawn. Jake Kohlhepp, the external vice president for the group and a third-year political science and economics student, said he hopes the […]

UCLA grad students’ website ApplyMap helps with college admissions

A new website launched by UCLA graduate students aims to help high schoolers navigate the college application process by sifting through university options and presenting students with the best matches for them. The free website, ApplyMap, provides students with college matches based on their high school academic performance and college preferences using an algorithm crafted […]

Dean of UCLA School of Law announces plans to step down

Rachel Moran, dean of the UCLA School of Law, announced in an email to law school alumni Friday morning that she will step down after serving as the school’s dean for four years. Moran, a Michael J. Connell distinguished professor of law, did not give a reason in her email for why she does not […]