The group of students who created the viral "The Black Bruins [Spoken Word]" video to draw attention to the low enrollment of black male students at UCLA plans to meet with administrators to discuss diversity initiatives at the university. Read more...
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November 15, 2:32 am
Bruins in diversity video to discuss initiatives with administrators
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November 15, 2:30 am
Samuel Goetz, UCLA alumnus and Holocaust education advocate, dies at 85
Samuel Goetz, a UCLA alumnus and Holocaust survivor who paved the way for the creation of the first Holocaust studies chair at a public university in the United States, died on Oct. Read more...
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November 14, 3:50 pm
UCLA grad students stage sit-in following recent discrimination report
This post was updated at 7:06 p.m. About 25 graduate students staged a sit-in in a Moore Hall classroom Thursday afternoon, in response to a recent investigative report which stated that UCLA’s policies and procedures do not sufficiently address racial discrimination incidents among faculty members. Read more...
Photo: Students staged a sit-in Thursday in Moore Hall in response to a report released in October outlining how UCLA insufficiently treated incidents of racial discrimination.
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November 14, 2:00 am
Student groups call for USAC to defer stipend increase
Several student groups are calling for members of the undergraduate student government to defer their stipend increase until next year. About 10 student groups have signed a recently drafted letter that asks the members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council to put the money used to pay for their stipend raises back into a fund dedicated to supporting student groups. Read more...
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November 14, 1:52 am
Ace Hagar, loving brother, genuine friend deceased
Ace Hagar, a third-year undeclared student, died Sept. 30 from injuries sustained in a car crash on Interstate 15. He was 24 years old. Hagar’s family and friends knew him as a loving brother and genuine friend who worked hard to attend his dream school, UCLA, and became the first in his family to go to college. Read more...
Photo: Ace Hagar
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November 14, 1:03 am
Student political groups debate at-issue items
The UCLA Bruin Democrats, Bruin Republicans and Bruin Libertarians faced off against one another for the first time at a debate on campus Tuesday night. The Political Science Student Organization organized the debate, which touched on issues such as the Affordable Care Act, prison reform, immigration reform and the recent government shutdown. Read more...
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November 13, 9:03 pm
UC academic student workers to strike on Wednesday
University of California teaching assistants, tutors and other unionized academic student workers will go on strike on Wednesday in solidarity with another UC workers union. Read more...