Graduate student government leaders formed a diversity committee last week to gather graduate student opinions about racial discrimination at UCLA, in the hopes of drafting a resolution to address the school’s racial climate. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
|
January 30, 4:31 am
GSA diversity committee to address UCLA’s racial climate
Campus, News
|
January 30, 1:55 am
Students for Justice in Palestine opens Alex Odeh Memorial Library at UCLA
The library in Kerckhoff 146 blends into the background, but the books on the shelf are crisp, new and hand-picked for a specific reason. The books – which cover novels about Palestine to journals about current events in the Middle Eastern area– are neatly stacked in the single shelf. Read more...
Photo: Kaleb Herman Adney, a fourth-year history student and director of resources and education of Students for Justice in Palestine, peruses a book in the recently established Alex Odeh Memorial Library in Kerckhoff 146. The library, named in memory of a Palestinian-American civil rights leader, contains literature particularly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Campus, News
|
January 30, 12:53 am
$1.2M donation to fund Julian Schwinger Fellowship at UCLA
The Julian Schwinger Foundation for Physics Research recently donated $1.2 million to UCLA to create the Julian Schwinger Fellowship in the department of physics and astronomy, according to a UCLA statement released Tuesday. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
|
January 29, 2:06 am
USAC Recap – Jan. 28
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
Campus, News
|
January 29, 1:02 am
UCLA medical student, Project RISHI treats leprosy patients in India
A patient climbed onto the table in the Indian village clinic and began unwrapping his bandages in front of UCLA medical student Nikhil Nadkarni. As the bandages came off bit by bit, Nadkarni began to get uneasy. Read more...
Photo: Nikhil Nadkarni, a UCLA medical student, is currently the adviser for Project Rural India Social and Health Improvement chapters at UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Davis.
Campus, News
|
January 29, 1:01 am
Napolitano releases UC-wide guidelines to address discrimination
University of California President Janet Napolitano released a set of requirements Friday mandating that all University of California campuses have certain mechanisms in place to effectively address discrimination, bias and harassment. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
|
January 28, 1:10 am
Nonprofit networking night connects students with professionals
An on-campus networking event on Feb. 19 aims to connect students interested in nonprofit work with professionals from an array of organizations. Students must register by Feb. Read more...