The undergraduate student government allocated about $20,000 to student groups this quarter – less than half the amount distributed during winter quarter last year. On Tuesday, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted unanimously to approve allocations to student groups from its Student Organization Operational Fund, or SOOF. Read more...
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February 19, 1:03 am
USAC unanimously allocates reduced SOOF funds to groups
Campus, News
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February 19, 1:02 am
Students to hold town hall in response to offensive flier
Members of the Asian Pacific Islander communities at UCLA and USC are hosting a town hall Wednesday night in response to racist and sexist fliers that were recently sent to the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the USC Asian Pacific American Students Services. Read more...
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February 19, 1:01 am
UCLA Spark launches student crowdfunding opportunities
The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA launched a crowdfunding websiteTuesday to provide additional resources for researchers and student groups. Read more...
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February 18, 1:55 am
Muslim Students Association prays for rain at service
Members of the local Muslim community bowed, knelt and swayed their bodies toward the northeast corner of the room – in line with Mecca – praying to God for “ghaith,” the Arabic word for “perfect rain.” As an unseasonably warm light flooded into the John Wooden Center’s Pyramid Room Friday, about 60 members of the Muslim community prayed to put an end to the drought affecting Southern California. Read more...
Photo: At their Friday service, members of the Muslim Students Association and the larger Muslim community in Westwood prayed for rain to end the drought currently affecting Southern California.
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February 18, 1:49 am
28th annual Cultural Night unites Japanese American generations
Kristen Sadakane, a fourth-generation Japanese American, does not celebrate many Japanese traditions or speak Japanese with her family. She said she has been Americanized – and people have pointed it out to her since she was a child. Read more...
Photo: The Nikkei Student Union’s 28th annual Cultural Night featured Kyodo Taiko drummers, among other student performances. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
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February 18, 1:47 am
Week of action calls for Prop. 13 reform
UCLA student leaders are calling for the reform of California’s property tax system, which they believe could help bring in millions of dollars for the University of California, through a week of action on campus as part of a larger UC campaign. Read more...
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February 18, 1:42 am
New production class puts social justice issues under the lens
Students can now enroll in a new class designed to capture social justice issues through documentary filmmaking. Housed in the departments of disability studies and urban planning, the pilot class hopes to teach students how to use media production to promote social change. Read more...