Several Jewish students launched a new UCLA chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, an organization dedicated to stopping Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, this week. Students formed the new chapter after the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down a controversial resolution in February calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Read more...
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April 10, 1:18 am
Jewish Voice for Peace launches new chapter
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April 10, 1:17 am
Initiative for online education in California slackens
The fire that had kindled the push for online education in California public universities is cooling off, following recent remarks by various University of California officials. Read more...
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April 10, 1:15 am
Referendum for a cultural events fee to be on May ballot
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Undergraduate students will vote in their upcoming student government election on a referendum that would increase student fees by $1.55 per quarter to fund student groups’ cultural and arts-related programs. Read more...
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April 10, 1:01 am
Law student files complaint against GSA president
A law student filed a formal complaint against graduate student government president Nicole Robinson Tuesday, after she sent out emails to members of the student body that included the Bruin’s endorsement of her for re-election. Read more...
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April 10, 12:46 am
ASUCLA representatives inform students about association
Student government officials hosted a meeting with an undergraduate representative from Associated Students UCLA in hopes of educating students about the association. Joel Ontiveros, an undergraduate representative on the ASUCLA Board of Directors and a fifth-year communication studies and world arts and cultures/dance student, introduced students to the basic functions and goals of ASUCLA at the event. Read more...
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April 10, 12:43 am
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to speak at UCLA Friday
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is scheduled to speak at UCLA Friday to give insight into the agency. Mark Weiner, a spokesman for the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, said the event will focus on Hamburg’s career and the future of the FDA. Read more...
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April 10, 12:00 am
Holi celebrations at Sunset Rec Saturday
Event organizers for a Holi celebration at UCLA will begin distributing tickets Thursday at different locations on campus. Holi, the South Asian festival that commemorates the spring season, will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Students celebrate Holi last year. The South Asian festival commemorates the spring season. (Daily Bruin file photo)