Israeli journalist Ari Shavit will speak at UCLA on Wednesday about his bestselling book, “My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel,” which addresses conflicts in Israel. Read more...
Photo: Israeli journalist Ari Shavit, who will speak at UCLA on Wednesday, is a writer for one of the oldest and largest newspapers in Israel. Courtesy of Sharon Bareket
UCLA’s undergraduate student government approved funding Tuesday for a webcam to live stream its weekly meetings, though the council still needs to work out the project’s basic logistics. Read more...
Undergraduate student government officials recently secured $2,000 to fund a safety app for UCLA students, although they still need thousands of dollars more from campus organizations to reach the total funding goal. Read more...
Students and faculty held a rally Monday to protest racial and gender discrimination on campus in response to a racist and sexist flier sent to UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center last week. Read more...
Photo: Uyen Hoang, a fourth-year international development studies student and director of the Asian Pacific Coalition, spoke at Monday’s rally. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)
Undergraduate student government officials are working on a bylaw amendment that would extend the time period between when resolutions are initially submitted and when the council votes for approval. Read more...
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is set to speak at UCLA on Wednesday about the intersection of education and the workforce. UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program, a diversity program that provides resources to historically underrepresented students in higher education, invited Solis to be the keynote speaker at its second annual Winston C. Read more...
The two student advocates on the UC Board of Regents are coming to UCLA on Monday to complete their annual tour of the UC campuses. Student Regent Cinthia Flores and student regent-designate Sadia Saifuddin will answer questions from students and recruit applicants for next year’s student regent-designate position at the informational session Monday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Student Regent Cinthia Flores will visit UCLA on Monday to complete the annual tour of the UC campuses. Flores is the only voting student member of the board. (Courtesy of Margo Mombrinie)
