This post was updated at 10:37 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted down a resolution early Wednesday morning calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The Undergraduate Students Association Council voted against the resolution with a 5-7-0 vote […]
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UCLA professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
Two UCLA professors were recently elected to lend their engineering expertise to government officials on issues of science and technology. Chandrashekhar Joshi, an electrical engineering professor and Alan Willson, a professor emeritus in electrical engineering, were among the 67 new members elected to the National Academy of Engineering this year. The academy is an institution […]
UCLA Library exhibits baby book collection at Powell
Books with handwritten anecdotes from parents capturing their child’s earliest moments and locks of hair from their baby’s first haircut sit behind the gleaming glass panels in the Powell Library rotunda. Some of the books are light pink with intricate bindings. Others feature pop-up art, newspaper clippings or black and white photographs. Overhead, a picture […]
UCLA groups host panel to open discussion on male sexual assault
UCLA students gathered Wednesday night to discuss how men are affected by sexual assault, as part of a larger discussion about the silence of male sexual assault survivors and stereotypes surrounding the issue. The panel event was co-hosted by 7,000 in Solidarity, an undergraduate student government campaign against sexual assault at UCLA, and the Student […]
UCLA plans five projects to reduce water usage by 2020
UCLA has allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars and implemented five projects to meet its required goal of reducing water usage by 11 percent over the next six years. University of California President Janet Napolitano announced last month all UC campuses must meet a 20 percent reduction in water usage by 2020. UCLA officials started […]
UCLA students rally for marrow donation to aid counselor
A UCLA alumna who counseled UCLA students for more than two decades is currently searching for a bone marrow donation to help her fight against cancer. Lovell Sevilla, the director of counseling at UCLA Honors Programs, was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a form of blood and bone marrow cancer. A successful bone marrow […]
Jeweler Leonard Friedman supported Westwood community
Leonard Friedman started each day for 67 years by bringing his wife a freshly cut rose from their garden. Known as “Lenny,” Friedman was a romantic who proposed to his wife on their first date and consistently sent her letters during his service in World War II. After returning from the war, Friedman and his […]