Undergraduate student government President Heather Rosen asked on Monday for UCLA community members to submit any evidence that members of the LET’S ACT! slate used illicit tactics to fundraise in previous campaigns. Read more...
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May 18, 3:33 pm
USAC asks community to verify leaked LET’S ACT! documents’ authenticity
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May 18, 2:13 am
Student awarded Library Prize for research in sciences, arts and humanities
Nine students were awarded the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research as part of Undergraduate Research Week, which ended Friday. The prizes consisted of seven categories, and winners were awarded cash prizes ranging from $250 to $450 for major and minor projects depending on each paper’s length. Read more...
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May 18, 2:12 am
Pilipin* Youth Empowerment Day engages students in cultural dialogue
About 50 students from local high schools and community colleges gathered in Boelter Hall classrooms Saturday to discuss their Filipino heritage and culture with students in Samahang Pilipino, a UCLA cultural group. Read more...
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May 15, 3:22 am
Alumna finds support in UCLA community, advocates for mother’s return
Barbara Sahagun’s mother left for Guatemala on April 23 expecting to be back no more than a week later, finally a legal permanent resident of the United States. Read more...
Photo: Barbara Sahagun, a UCLA alumna, and her brother, were young children when their mother left Guatemala for the United States. Since April 23, Sahagun’s mother has been stuck back in Guatemala, and with the help of her UCLA community, Sahagun has started a campaign to get her back. (Courtesy of Barbara Sahagun)
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May 15, 3:19 am
Campbell Hall renovation reminder of student activism history
Miles Goodloe walked through Campbell Hall nearly every day for four years, slipping in and out of tutoring sessions between classes, popping into counseling appointments and dropping by for quick mentoring sessions with advisors. Read more...
Photo: Many students said they see Campbell Hall as a symbolic place for student populations that have been typically underrepresented at UCLA. The building is the site of the fatal shooting of two student activists and Black Panther members, Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins, in 1969. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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May 15, 3:15 am
Lecturer to share personal experience with addiction at TEDxUCLA event
Fifteen years ago, Adi Jaffe woke up handcuffed to a hospital bed after being caught in possession of half a pound of cocaine following a motorcycle accident. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Adi Jaffe will speak to students at a TEDxUCLA event about his experiences with drug addiction and how he became involved in research to help victims who are still struggling. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
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May 15, 3:09 am
Student groups receive greater cultural event funding from referendum
Dozens of student groups were able to organize better cultural events this school year under a referendum that allowed the Cultural Affairs Commission, an office in the undergraduate student government, to allocate about $100,000 to fund events. Read more...