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...
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 14, 2:00 am
Student groups call for USAC to defer stipend increase
Crime, News
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November 14, 1:59 am
UCPD dispatchers answer the call of duty
There are always a few calls that become ingrained in a dispatcher’s memory. Two years ago, dispatcher Eric Dunn answered such a call – a man in a car had cut himself with a knife and his location was unknown. Read more...
Photo: Eric Dunn and Alma Chavez are dispatchers in the UCPD communications department.
Campus, News
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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
News
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November 14, 1:48 am
Residential college on the Hill gets suite makeover
New programing and a new location are meant to revamp this year’s Humanities Residential College, an on-campus housing option that caters to residents’ interests in the humanities. Read more...
News
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November 14, 1:47 am
UCLA’s international student enrollment is up
UCLA is enrolling increasing numbers of international students despite growing competition from universities abroad, according to a recent report from the Institute of International Education. The report, which came out this week, showed that 8,424 international students attended UCLA in the 2012-2013 academic year – up about 1,700 students from the previous year. Read more...
Campus, News
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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...
Campus, News
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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...