This article was updated on May 18 at 8:35 p.m. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and University of California President Janet Napolitano released statements on Friday criticizing students’ efforts to discourage undergraduate student government leaders from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 16, 10:33 pm
Students respond to criticisms of joint ethics statement by Block, Napolitano
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May 16, 8:00 am
Centennial Campaign seeks to raise $4.2 billion for UCLA
Dots of light danced across the facade of Royce Hall on Thursday night, slowly combining to form images of UCLA’s iconic campus locations and figures. “It all began with an idea,” a voice boomed to a crowd of donors, administrators and students gathered in Royce Quad. Read more...
Photo: A light show on Royce Hall helped kicked off the Centennial Campaign. Courtesy of Suzannah Mathur
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 16, 2:26 am
Pro-Israel groups speak out at Board of Regents meeting
At Thursday’s University of California Board of Regents meeting, several pro-Israel organizations voiced concerns about the request by a handful of UCLA student groups that undergraduate student government officers should be barred from accepting expenses-paid trips to Israel with certain lobbying and interest groups. Read more...
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May 16, 2:09 am
Thank UCLA Day to encourage school spirit, philanthropy
Bruin Plaza will be filled with food, carnival games and students Friday to celebrate the campus and its faculty as part of the university’s annual Thank UCLA Day. Read more...
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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May 16, 2:07 am
Modified English major requirements drew diverse reactions
UCLA English students who took courses on Milton, Shakespeare or Chaucer saw a significant shift in class sizes in recent years, with classes decreasing from more than 100 students to barely 50 students. Read more...
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May 15, 2:54 pm
Team of UCLA students wins Boeing case competition
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The world’s largest aerospace company recognized a team of UCLA students Wednesday for winning the 2014 Boeing USC vs. Read more...
Photo: Jared Edy (far right) presented undergraduate students (from left to right) Bach Dang, Jennifer Sheriff, Yousif Kurdi, and Spencer Graham-Thille a plaque for winning the Boeing USC vs. UCLA Case competition. (Courtesy of Lin Young)
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May 15, 1:33 am
Bruins for Israel criticizes actions it considers anti-Semitic
Bruins for Israel members issued a press release Thursday criticizing speech and actions they considered anti-Semitic at a past undergraduate student government meeting and in a recent statement asking next year’s councilmembers to refrain from taking free or sponsored trips with certain pro-Israel or non-student centered organizations.The release calls for the Undergraduate Students Association Council to denounce all forms of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism that members think was evident at a USAC meeting, where councilmembers voted on a controversial divestment resolution. Read more...