Thursday, August 6

Sigma Alpha Epsilon bans pledging process

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a national fraternity with an active chapter at UCLA, announced Sunday it would discontinue the pledging process. Under new organization-wide rules, instead of the typical quarter wait before earning full status in the chapter, initiates will become brothers in the fraternity immediately after their initiation. Read more...


New initiative aims to strengthen UC-Mexico relations

University of California President Janet Napolitano recently announced a new initiative to strengthen research ties between the UC and Mexico. Napolitano announced the initiative March 6 at a symposium UC San Diego hosted and dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read more...



Communications Board, ASUCLA agree on loan terms

The UCLA Communications Board unanimously passed a financial agreement with Associated Students UCLA after adjusting some of the document’s wording at its meeting on Tuesday. According to the revised agreement, ASUCLA will extend a $200,000 line of credit to the Communications Board that is will pay back monthly. Read more...