Official student group representatives will gather at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening in Ackerman Grand Ballroom for the Undergraduate Students Association Council election endorsement hearing. During the hearing, student group members ask USAC candidates questions that will help the group decide who to endorse in the election. The Election Board is live-streaming the proceedings – watch above.
From 0600 to 1920, cadets of Bruin Batallion march up and down hilly terrain in Camp Pendleton for their spring field training exercise. Third-year military science III cadets are placed and evaluated in leadership positions before they head off to a monthlong Leader Development and Assessment Course that will determine the their placement in the military. More »
In a garage-turned-boxing gym in Pico Union, head USC boxing coach Ramon Espada has been training both UCLA and USC student in the same gym. Despite the rivalry between schools, Bruins and Trojans in this gym trained together and saw each other as teammates. More »
Pulling out garbage bags of fresh bananas and cartons of unexpired eggs from a dumpster, students forage for food with friends. In particular, fourth-year political science student, Joanna Wheaton, spends her Friday nights dumpster diving to eliminate local food waste within her community. More »
The Undergraduate Student Association Council hosted an event for members of the UCLA community to support those that were affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. Through letter writing and a blood drive, people come together to honor the bombing victims. More »
http://youtu.be/7j1AKrcq83U A new crop of multi-interest fraternities and sorority are striving to make their mark on the UCLA campus this school year. Two fraternities – a professional cinematic fraternity, a professional engineering fraternity – launched this school year along with an Arab interest group that aspires to become a sorority. More »
http://youtu.be/9YANl-t47bw UCLA students Rachel Luba and Mei-Le Keck, training under head USC coach Ramon Espada, competed in the U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Association Championships on April 11, 2013. More »