Fraternities and sororities at the University of California, Berkeley banned all parties Tuesday. The UC Berkeley Interfraternity Council announced the ban in a Facebook post after two women reported sexual assault incidents at different fraternity social events on Oct. 15. [Related: Berkeley women file sexual assault-related lawsuit against UC Regents] “The IFC has voluntarily decided […]
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Photo: Send Silence Packing display raises awareness for suicide prevention
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Students gathered in Meyerhoff Park Friday for the Send Silence Packing display. The display, organized by the UCLA chapter of Active Minds, featured empty backpacks lined on steps to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The nationally recognized exhibition of 1,100 donated backpacks represents the number of […]
Lanterns to flood Los Angeles in support of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
A glowing sea of red, yellow and white lanterns will flood the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night. The lanterns are the highlight of the Light the Night Walk, a fundraising initiative by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This year, UCLA Health partnered with LLS as the lead sponsor and is participating as […]
Westwood Village’s farmers market sprouts further along Broxton Avenue
Westwood Village’s farmers market plans to use more space on Broxton Avenue and increase its number of vendors. The Westwood Village Improvement Association met with the Los Angeles fire marshal Oct. 11 to discuss how they can safely expand the market. The Westwood Village Farmers Market invites vendors to sell produce and other goods Thursdays […]
Two Westwood Neighborhood Council members resign, leave open seats
Two members of the Westwood Neighborhood Council recently resigned after moving away from Los Angeles. Eugene Tseng, a rental residential group director, resigned Sep. 23 to serve in the Taiwanese military, said WWNC President Lisa Chapman. Ian Cocroft, also a rental residential group director, resigned Oct. 11 to work at the Democratic National Committee in […]
Students go to North Dakota pipeline site in solidarity with tribe
American Indian students from UCLA gathered at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation with signs chanting “protectors, instead of protesters.” “There was one big prayer circle and the ground was there,” said Daniel Streamer, a first-year American Indian studies student. “Everything was peaceful. There’s no violence.” Students from the American Indian Student Association traveled to North […]
LGBT Christians at UCLA speak out on InterVarsity policy
UCLA members of a student-oriented national Christian fellowship criticized the organization’s employment policy last week on campus and social media. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA will dismiss staff members who openly disagree with its theological doctrine on human sexuality starting Nov. 11. The organization published a paper last year explaining how divorce, sexual assault and same-sex relationships […]