Relatives and friends told UCLA-bound Bethel Zelalem she would be able to find Ethiopian and Eritrean students to connect with right away, but Zelalem said she had a hard time finding that cultural community during her freshman year. In September, Zelalem, a second-year anthropology student, revamped the Habesha Student Association at UCLA, or HSA, to […]
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Patient accuses UCLA medical center of malpractice
Russel Farnsworth went to work every morning with his head pounding. He sat at his desk and tried to push through the pain, only to stand and feel as though he had pinched nerves along his spine. A couple months later, he was fired for taking too many days off to receive medical help. Farnsworth […]
Management school to vote on policy revisions aimed at gender equality
Faculty and staff at the UCLA Anderson School of Management will vote to implement revisions to the faculty promotion process in the next few weeks, in an attempt to remedy gender inequality. The revisions, which will include tenure and evaluation processes for professors at the School of Management, are expected to be implemented in fall […]
Margan Apartments to be rebuilt for expected increase in enrollment
A UCLA-owned apartment complex will be demolished and rebuilt over two years to almost triple the building’s current occupancy. The Margan Apartments, a seven-story, 39-unit apartment building on Levering Avenue will be rebuilt from July 2017 to 2019 to have 42 units and up to 10 stories, said Peter Angelis, assistant vice chancellor of Housing […]
Mixed Heritage Conference to encourage students to embrace background
Members of UCLA’s Mixed Student Union come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, but one question unites them. “What are you?” The union, founded in 2010 as the Hapa Club, hosts social events or discussions every week, on topics such as microagressions and racial profiling, said Ariel Pezner, MSU co-director and third-year environmental science […]
Alum’s Haiti volunteer experience during school unlocks lifetime career
At eight years old, Elisha Chan left her family and a familiar society behind in Hong Kong to pursue an education in the United States. She struggled to learn a new language in a country where she knew no one, but persevered because education was a priority for her family. Ten years later, Chan was […]
Ecuadorian Bruins raise money for earthquake relief efforts overseas
Manying Ng-Argudo’s family was at a mall in Ecuador when an earthquake struck. The mall’s electricity was cut and people began to jump from the second floor to the first in panic to avoid getting trapped on escalators and inside elevators. Ng-Argudo, a fourth-year psychology student, and other Ecuadorian students at UCLA recounted how they […]