UCLA undergraduate student government leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., on Thursday night to attend a conference set up by the White House task force created to protect students from sexual assault. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council members Avi Oved (left) and Savannah Badalich attended a White House event on Friday on sexual assault resources. (Courtesy of Savannah Badalich)
UCLA administrators are encouraging students to change their UCLA logon passwords in response to security concerns about a widespread software vulnerability that allows third parties to access students’ personal information. Read more...
The vibratos of the strings sang the melancholy tune of “Arirang,” a Korean folksong that mourns a long-gone companion. More than 1,800 people filled Royce Hall Thursday night for this year’s Korean Culture Night, which opened the show with the words “People of North Korea live, laugh and struggle, just like me and you.” The show discussed the conditions in North Korea, which lead some citizens to abandon their homeland. Read more...
Photo: A performer showcases sangmo ribbon dancing, which is meant to represent hope. The 22nd annual Korean Culture Night held on Thursday addressed various issues facing North Korean refugees. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A law panel will examine the importance of civil rights in education at UCLA in Carnesale Commons on Monday. The event, “Access in Education: Why Civil Rights in School Still Matter,” is the next installment in the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Read more...
The University of California came out this week in support of a bill that would allow undocumented students to access student loans for the first time. Read more...
Photo: State Senator Ricardo Lara presented a bill that would provide loans to undocumented students in California for the first time. University of California President Janet Napolitano was also at the capitol to voice the UC’s support of the bill. (Courtesy of Sacaramento Bee/Paul Kitagaki)
Even after UCLA was publicly exposed and criticized for approving lavish travel and entertainment expenses by its top academic officials, the university continued to approve luxury accommodations for two of its biggest spenders, newly released records show. Read more...
Members of the UCLA Academic Senate unanimously voted Thursday to establish an Afro-American studies department and dismantle the current interdepartmental program, despite financial concerns about the transition. Read more...
