Democratic student groups on campus said they hope the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee will work to unify the party to win back power in the government. Read more...
Photo: Tom Perez, former Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama, was elected the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee last week. (Creative commons photo by Tiffany L. Koebel via Wikimedia Commons)
UCLA faculty recently received professional development awards honoring its research and teaching successes. Almost 90 lecturers won the annual Unit 18 professional development awards, UCLA announced Tuesday. Read more...
A Russian-speaking hacker sold unauthorized access to databases for more than 60 universities and government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, including UCLA. The hacker, called Rasputin, sold SQL injections which allow a hacker to access all the contents of an internet database, rather than only parts of it, for various databases according to a statement by Recorded Future, a technology company that specializes in real-time threat intelligence. Read more...
Students are encouraging the university to adopt a more democratic review process for sexual assault cases. The undergraduate student government passed a resolution last Tuesday that recommends the University of California Office of the President make its peer review committee, which intervenes if the university fails to respond adequately to allegations, more diverse. Read more...
Photo: Members of Bruins Against Sexual Harassment protested outside professor Gabriel Piterberg’s class at the beginning of winter quarter, and hope the USAC resolution will change how sexual violence and sexual harassment cases are settled in the future. (Jintak Han/Assistant photo editor)
A group of students fasted in solidarity with hungry peoples around the world at an event on the Hill on Sunday. The event “Go Hungry for the Hungry” was co-sponsored by the UCLA branch of Project Concern International and UCLA Residential Life. Read more...
Photo: Ashley Dittmar from Project Concern International spoke about the effects of world hunger to those gathered for the fasting event, which was intended to raise awareness and show solidarity for those suffering from hunger worldwide. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...
Some graduate students teach undergraduate courses outside of their departments because of a shortage in teaching assistants. There has been a teaching assistant shortage in divisions like life sciences and physical sciences because the undergraduate student population has increased faster than the graduate student population over the past few years, said Victoria Sork, dean of the life sciences division. Read more...
Photo: Kelsi Rutledge, an ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student, teaches a lab for Life Sciences 1: “Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity.” The life sciences division has recruited graduate students outside of the department to teach undergraduate students as well. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
