This post was updated on May 24 at 1 p.m. The undergraduate student government President’s office called for UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to issue a statement of apology Thursday for criticizing students’ efforts to discourage councilmembers from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. Read more...
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May 23, 1:28 pm
USAC President’s office calls for chancellor’s apology
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May 23, 2:14 am
USAC committee discusses role of transfer representative
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Undergraduate student government officers and transfer student advocates met Thursday evening to draft the bylaws for a newly created transfer representative seat on the council. Read more...
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May 23, 2:03 am
Bruin Value Investing gives members hands-on experience
Aspiring student investors embarked on their first venture into the unpredictable realm of stocks as they made their first stock transaction earlier this month. Bruin Value Investing, a student investment group with 17 members, engages in stock investment and trade to educate its members about business investment literacy. Read more...
Photo: Student investors in Bruin Value Investing hold a weekly stock pitch to choose what companies to invest in. The group focuses on investing in stocks from companies with longer life cycles. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)
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May 23, 2:02 am
UC academic service workers announce second strike
University of California teaching assistants announced this week they will go on strike during finals week if the University does not meet their collective bargaining demands before then. Read more...
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May 22, 1:19 pm
Bruins for Israel requests sorority’s apology for map omissions
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Bruins for Israel members released a statement Wednesday asking for students in the Empowered Arab Sisterhood to apologize for displaying maps of the Middle East that did not list Israel’s name on them at an on-campus fair. Read more...
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May 22, 9:55 am
Former USAC officer Avi Oved nominated to be 2015-2016 UC student regent
Outgoing UCLA student government leader Avi Oved has been nominated to be the 2015-2016 University of California student regent. A committee of UC regents nominated Oved, outgoing internal vice president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council and a third-year economics student, to represent all students on the UC Board of Regents, the governing body of the University system. Read more...
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May 22, 12:30 am
World In-Sight displays variety of cultures at UCLA
UCLA was home to a mini-world on Wednesday, as 30 different booths, each represented by a student organization, crowded Wilson Plaza to showcase their countries’ delicacies and cultures. Read more...
Photo: Sivananda Rajananda, a first-year cognitive science student, makes chai at World In-Sight on Wednesday, the first event hosted by the International Student Association and the We Speak English Project. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)