This article was updated Dec. 1 at 1:25 p.m. Student government officials split surplus funding between their own projects and student groups. The Undergraduate Students Association Council received $424,885 in surplus funding to spend at its discretion. Read more...
Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council allocated $170,000 in surplus funding to its offices and $150,000 to programming funds. The remaining $104,885 will be allocated to student groups. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers reflected on the progress they’ve made toward promoting diversity and inclusivity since their creation 50 years ago. Since their establishment in the 1960s, the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Chicano Studies Research Center and Ralph J. Read more...
Photo: The Institute of American Cultures is the umbrella organization that encompasses the American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Chicano Studies Research Center and Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. All four centers are celebrating 50 years of activism and promotion of diversity and inclusion. (Courtesy of UCLA Newsroom)
Students and administrators suggested that a campus van service extend its operating hours and refine its mobile application. The UCLA Safe Ride program allows students to call vans from 7 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Students said while they appreciate UCLA Safe Ride services, but felt they could be improved by extending hours and by further developing the UCLA Safe Ride app. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Graduate Students Association is the voice of graduate students on campus. The association meets for forum every three weeks and takes positions on current issues affecting graduate students. Read more...
Over three hundred students will follow a sustainable diet for three weeks as part of UCLA’s annual Veg Pledge. During Veg Pledge, which started Jan. 15, participants living on the Hill try a vegan or vegetarian diet until Feb. Read more...
Photo: (Clara Vamvulescu/Daily Bruin contributor)
Students can engage in social change with a hands-on approach through a new undergraduate major. The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs announced its first undergraduate major, public affairs, in April. Read more...
Nearly 40 UCLA students from across the continent of Africa gathered in Rieber Hall last week to promote unity between African student groups on campus. The UCLA East African Student Association and Nigerian Student Association at UCLA held their first annual East Meets West Week from Tuesday to Friday. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA East African Student Association and Nigerian Student Association at UCLA are working together to learn about each other’s cultural differences. The groups said they hope to unite African communities on campus. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)
