TEDxUCLA held its first conference since 2023 Tuesday night, featuring business owners, researchers and a speaker from UCLA’s custodial unit. The conference, which drew about 300 attendees to the Northwest Auditorium, hosted 10 speakers. Read more...
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May 30, 11:21 am
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to review program change following criticism
UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Administrators from the School of Theater, Film and Television initially announced in a May 7 email that students taking Undergraduate Film Production – a required course for students in the narrative directing concentration – would collectively only be allowed to make a maximum of eight films. Read more...
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May 29, 4:22 pm
UCPD arrests man suspected of sexual assault, cellphone theft
UCPD arrested a man early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted multiple people on UCLA’s campus. The man allegedly stole a student’s cellphone on Bruin Walk and fled to the Hill where he attempted to sexually assault multiple students between 11:35 p.m. Read more...
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May 28, 9:08 pm
GSA condemns conversion of Weyburn Terrace to undergraduate housing
The Graduate Students Association criticized UCLA Housing’s decision to convert Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing, alleging a lack of input from graduate students. UCLA Housing is converting Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing over the next three years, it announced in a Jan. Read more...
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May 26, 8:47 pm
In Plain Sight: From murals to evacuation maps, UCLA’s sign shop blends craftsmanship, creativity
A diverse range of signs are scattered across UCLA’s 419-acre campus, from murals to traffic markers. But behind the scenes, workers at UCLA’s sign shop spend weeks in the basement of the Facilities Management building creating the signs that guide students, faculty and visitors. Read more...
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May 26, 6:08 pm
DOJ launches second suit against UC, alleging antisemitism against UCLA students
This post was updated May 27 at 11:10 p.m. The United States Department of Justice is again suing the UC over alleged antisemitism, claiming that UCLA allowed discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students. Read more...
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May 26, 4:52 pm
UCLA to combine administrative roles, use settlement funds for Athletics deficit
This post was updated May 27 at 11:45 p.m. UCLA will use bond funds to reduce UCLA Athletics department’s budget deficit and consolidate its chief financial officer and administrative vice chancellor roles, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced in a Tuesday morning State of the Campus address. Frenk outlined a three-step plan to address UCLA’s financial shortfalls at the inaugural address, which university administrators, student government leaders, faculty and UC Office of the President representatives attended. Read more...