Friday, April 17

Questions of insufficiency remain during Greek life Title IX training

Students in fraternities and sororities learned about sexual harassment and unhealthy relationships at mandatory Title IX training this quarter. The UCLA Title IX Office, Campus Assault Resources & Education, and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted eight sexual violence prevention workshops this quarter for students in Greek life, said Aaron Lopez, the Associate Response Team coordinator at UCLA’s Title IX Office. Read more...

Photo: Lindsey Goldstein, acting director of fraternity and sorority life at UCLA, said her office requires every member of fraternities and sororities to attend a workshop each year. (The chapters are prohibited from hosting social events if their members do not reach 100 percent attendance.) (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


US Rep. Brad Sherman, Chancellor Block exchange letters on SJP and free speech

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 8:35 p.m. Chancellor Gene Block said in a letter addressed to U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman that the university would not cancel a national conference the congressman finds exclusionary and anti-Semitic. Read more...

Photo: Representative Brad Sherman of the San Fernando congressional district denounced a UCLA group in a letter to Chancellor Block. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Students in ResLife share major concerns about unilateral revision of constitution

Students involved with Hill administration said they could be fired at any time for anything they say or do. If they were to get fired, they would have a few days to move out of on-campus housing. Read more...

Photo: George said administrators want the benefits of student government, but do not want to respect its sovereignty. He added the fear of professional staff makes it difficult to make serious reforms or to speak out on issues. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA Dining to offer meal coupons in exchange for Hill swipes during AFSCME strike

UCLA Dining will offer full-meal coupons in exchange for Hill swipes during the American Federation of County, State and Municipal workers strike Tuesday to Thursday. Associated Students UCLA recently announced the value of dorm coupons would increase by $1, from $2.45 to $3.45. Read more...

Photo: For three days, students can exchange dorm swipes for full meals at various on-campus restaurants such as Veggie Grill in Ackerman Union. (Rachel Hefner/Daily Bruin)




Professor shares experiences with art history of LA, community history

A UCLA professor said she thinks public art should result from collaboration between members of its surrounding community at an event Thursday night. The discussion, which was co-presented by the Hammer Museum and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, explored the obstacles Judith Baca, a professor in the World Arts and Cultures and Chicano Studies departments, has faced in portraying history through the perspective of marginalized communities in her artwork. Read more...

Photo: Artist Judith Baca and historian Anna Indych-López answer questions about art and politics at a Hammer Museum event. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)



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