Students will soon have increased access to free menstrual products in the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. The Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Ashe Center provided 1,000 free pads and tampons to students at the center in November. The products have since been depleted and in response to the program’s success, organizers […]
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Sister duo delivers beauty salon services on the go
Each morning, Liz Garcia rolls bins full of nail polish, hot wax and hair styling tools from her car on Veteran Avenue to the Hill. She and her sister will likely spend 12 hours on campus, a feat they’re happy to accomplish. Jaqueline Garcia, a fourth-year sociology student, and her older sister Liz Garcia, a […]
Sigma C.H.A.I. aims to promote inclusivity among UCLA communities
Students can drink chai and chat about how to make UCLA a more inclusive campus in a new organization called Sigma C.H.A.I. Undergraduate Students Association Council’s General Representative 3 Inan Chowdhury launched Sigma C.H.A.I., or Coalition of Humans Against Inequality, on Friday. Students who participate in the program will discuss one controversial issue per week […]
Los Angeles City Council members propose campaign reforms on donations
Los Angeles City Council members proposed a ban on campaign donations from real estate developers earlier this month. Three council members proposed the ban to the City Ethics Commission as part of a series of campaign finance reforms. The ban aims to increase transparency and public trust in city elections. But some members of the […]
Pastor speaks on reversing negative stereotypes of former gang members
The founder of a gang rehabilitation organization spoke to hundreds of students Tuesday night about his experiences working with former gang members. The University Catholic Center hosted Gregory Boyle at the Northwest Campus Auditorium on Tuesday night with UCLA Housing, the University Religious Conference at UCLA and the undergraduate student government Office of the President […]
UCLA study finds LA sushi restaurants often serve mislabeled fish
About half of the fish served in Los Angeles sushi restaurants are mislabeled, which can harm long-term fishery sustainability and consumer health, according to a new UCLA study. UCLA researchers found that 47 percent of fish in Los Angeles restaurants are mislabeled in a study published earlier this month. Researchers collected samples of nine species […]
Communication studies lecturer claims restrictions on class enrollment
Dozens of UCLA students are frustrated with their inability to enroll in a communication studies class this quarter, despite receiving a permission-to-enroll number from their instructor. Keith Fink, a lecturer in the communication studies department, said his PTE numbers were not honored this quarter for Communication Studies 167: “Sex, Politics and Race: Free Speech on […]