At Thursday’s University of California Board of Regents meeting, several pro-Israel organizations voiced concerns about the request by a handful of UCLA student groups that undergraduate student government officers should be barred from accepting expenses-paid trips to Israel with certain lobbying and interest groups. Read more...
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May 16, 2:26 am
Pro-Israel groups speak out at Board of Regents meeting
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May 16, 2:19 am
Judicial Board hears arguments on potential USAC conflict
In an hours-long hearing Thursday, Students for Justice in Palestine representatives and several opposing students debated whether two former undergraduate student government councilmembers had engaged in conflicts of interest this school year. Read more...
Photo: USAC General Representative Sunny Singh listens to students debate at a hearing about whether he and another councilmember engaged in conflicts of interest. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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May 15, 12:44 am
Students help faculty develop diversity requirement proposal
More than a dozen students are helping faculty members develop a proposal for a new academic diversity requirement by the end of this month.The committee formed last month after the chair of the College of Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee, Christina Palmer, asked several UCLA professors to work on a new diversity requirement proposal and present it to the College Faculty Executive Committee before the end of the quarter.Along with the faculty committee, a student advisory group was also created to work with faculty throughout the process. Read more...
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May 14, 12:03 am
USAC recap – May 13
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
Photo: Current President John Joanino passed the gavel to President-elect Devin Murphy at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 13, 1:52 am
UCLA Hiking Club explores SoCal one mountain at a time
Dried-up riverbeds and withered flora littered the first few miles of the Fish Canyon Narrows hiking path. As a few dozen members of the The Hiking Club at UCLA navigated the trail and entered the shadier regions of the mountain, the group chanced upon small pools of clear mountain water. Read more...
Photo: The Hiking Club at UCLA is a student group with about 1,200 members. The organization goes to the Southern California backcountry to trek. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 12, 1:11 pm
7000 in Solidarity chosen for UC President’s Award
University of California officials will recognize UCLA’s 7000 in Solidarity, a campaign against sexual assault, with the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership on Thursday. Read more...
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May 12, 2:09 am
FIRED UP! votes had significant impact in election outcome
FIRED UP! candidates did not win any offices in this year’s student government election, but the slate’s supporters played a significant role in determining the outcome of many of the races for a seat on council. Read more...