A state assemblyman introduced a bill Monday to create a University of California campus that would cater to science and technology, akin to the California Institute of Technology. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Democrat from Glendale, proposed Assembly Bill 1483 because he thinks the current UC campuses are overcrowded and cannot provide enough degrees in the […]
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Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA holds thrift shop event for the homeless
Clothes laid neatly stacked on tables as students lined the hallway outside the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, trying to peep a look at the goods they might be bringing home with them Monday night. The Mobile Clinic Project at UCLA organized its first-ever thrift shop event to collect clothing and other items for homeless individuals in […]
Event allows students to lobby legislators directly on campus issues
On Friday, students called for legislators and legislative staff to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown to address campus issues, including increasing funding for the University of California. The Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President’s office and the UCLA Office of Government and Community Relations hosted the first-ever Campus Climate Legislative Day. About 80 people signed […]
UCLA student group to host Hepatitis B Awareness Night
A student group focused on providing health care will hold an event Friday to educate the UCLA community about the prevalence of Hepatitis B and fundraise for Hepatitis B vaccines in Vietnam. At the third annual Hepatitis B Awareness Night, Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach at UCLA will raise money to fund screenings and vaccinations […]
Walkout day highlights struggles of adjunct faculty
Alejandro Covarrubias was told by his department chair in 2013 that he would soon be let go from his lecturer position in the UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana/o Studies. He initially accepted the news without protest. “I thought that this was the way things went and that there was nothing I could do […]
Proposal seeks to increase disciplinary action for sexual assault
The original version of this article contained information that was inaccurate and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Assembly member Das Williams recently announced a legislative package that seeks to increase disciplinary punishment for students found guilty of sexual assault at the state’s public college campuses. Williams, who represents […]
Student protesters call for divestment at regents investment meeting
Student protesters disrupted a University of California investments planning meeting Friday at UCLA, calling for divestment from fossil fuel companies and companies some say are involved in human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The students also protested against the UC’s plan to increase tuition. The UC Board of Regents Committee on […]