It has recently been reported that the Graduate Student Association has adopted a policy to deny student funding to groups that endorse or are even connected to campaigns in support of divestment from companies that violate Palestinian human rights. Read more...
Photo: A town hall hosted by the Diversity Caucus is at the center of a claim that the Graduate Student Association violated the first amendment. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
On Nov. 19, 2015, Students for Justice in Palestine leaders sent me an email requesting documentation. Because they’ve retained attorneys and filed a legal letter with the chancellor, I followed protocol and referred them to UCLA’s legal department. Read more...
The Graduate Student Association does not have a dedicated funding body for events. When the Diversity Caucus requested GSA funding for their town hall with Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang, GSA’s cabinet made an exception and provided ad-hoc funding from surplus funds. Read more...
One of the most disappointing moments for Arab-Americans at UCLA occurred when I asked a room of 15 UCLA Arab and Arab-interest students about going to Harvard Arab Weekend, or HAW – the largest pan-Arab conference in the Western Hemisphere, as a UCLA delegation (with airfare and other fees almost fully covered). Read more...
In a letter to the editor in Wednesday’s issue of the Daily Bruin, David Horowitz followed up his inflammatory posters with gross accusations about two UCLA student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Association. Read more...
How many UCLA students does it take to change a lightbulb? About the same number of students that the Undergraduate Students Association Council external vice president spoke with before taking a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., this past week. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government External Vice President Zach Helder presented the Bruin Defenders program in September, which enfranchises students with funding for lobbying purposes. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Editorial Cartoon: Squirrels at UCLA Read more...
Photo: (Melody Denis Lopez/Bruin contributor)
