This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 5:50 p.m. The UCLA Academic Senate’s Legislative Assembly approved a diversity-related course requirement for the College of Letters and Science with a 85-18 vote Thursday afternoon. Read more...
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November 20, 5:35 pm
UCLA Academic Senate approves diversity-related course requirement
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November 20, 5:16 pm
Beat ‘SC bonfire canceled because of tuition hike protest
This post was updated on Nov. 20 at 9:54 p.m. UCLA officials canceled the bonfire portion of the Beat ‘SC Bonfire and Rally Thursday night as about 50 students marched in circles around the bonfire site to protest potential tuition hikes. Read more...
Photo: About 50 student protesters cancelled Thursday’s traditional Beat ‘SC bonfire, which between 4,000 and 5,000 students attended. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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November 20, 2:29 am
Sikh Student Association cultural night to feature traditional Indian food, dance
The Sikh Student Association will host its seventh cultural night on Friday, along with its first-ever bone marrow drive at the event. “The cultural night will be a place and time that brings students from other colleges together,” said Harinder Sran, a third-year psychology student and social director of the Sikh Student Association. Read more...
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November 20, 1:02 am
Queer Academy participants support one another through ‘peertorships’
After struggling to adjust to her new college life last fall, Elizabeth Manzanero found a place to call home. She said her friends at the Queer Academy, a student group under the Queer Alliance organization, provided her with advice and guidance to get the help she needed. Read more...
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November 20, 12:58 am
USAC accepting applications for internal vice president position
Applications for the undergraduate student government internal vice president seat are available online until Friday and are open to all students. The position opened up last week after former Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avinoam Baral assumed the USAC presidency. Read more...
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November 19, 1:07 pm
UC Regents committee approves five-year tuition increase plan despite protests
A University of California Regents committee voted 7-2 to approve a plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years depending on state funding, as hundreds of students rallied outside its meeting Wednesday and protested the plan. Read more...
Photo: More than 300 University of California students came to the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at UC San Francisco to protest a plan that could raise tuition for each of the next five years. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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November 19, 12:03 pm
USAC recap – Nov. 18
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...