Piece by piece, workers slowly unveiled worn portraits and faded images of moments past but not forgotten, revealing a piece of UCLA history that has remained dormant behind drywall for more than 20 years. Read more...
Photo: Neville Garrick, one of the mural’s artists, stands next to a painting of his own face in “The Black Experience” mural.
Beneath bright stage lights and amid the bustle of production crew cameras, local high school student Jorge Cardenas faced a panel of Latino leaders to pose his question about obstacles Latinos face when pursuing higher education. Read more...
Photo: Jorge Ramos, anchor and former UCLA Extension student, moderated a panel discussing issues affecting the Latino community on Friday.
Undocumented individuals in California, including those in the UCLA community, will soon be able to legally share the road with other drivers. Gov. Jerry Brown officially signed a measure into law last week that allows undocumented individuals to apply for a driver’s license starting in 2015. Read more...
See what’s happening on your campus this week: Monday The Crisis in Syria Panelists discuss topics related to the current crisis in Syria. Speakers include UCLA political science professor Dan Treisman and Dalia Dassa Kaye, Director of the Center for Middle East Public Policy at the RAND Corporation. Read more...
Dozens of service workers and UCLA students gathered at different locations around campus Thursday to protest the University of California’s recent compensation contract with the service worker's union. Read more...
Students can now obtain funding for supplies needed for cultural events and programming from the Cultural Programming Mini Fund, housed in the undergraduate student government. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission expanded the resources covered by the fund this quarter to better help students afford to put on cultural events, said Jessica Trumble, Cultural Affairs commissioner. Read more...
University of California President Janet Napolitano is scheduled to visit UCLA and meet with students and administrators next week, one in a line meetings with the UC community she has undertaken in her first days as president. Read more...
