This post was updated on April 12 at 7:54 p.m. UCLA faculty and students are working to organize diversity-related course curricula before fall quarter after universitywide faculty voted 916-487 to pass a diversity course requirement proposal last week. Read more...
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April 10, 11:08 pm
UCLA faculty approves diversity requirement
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April 10, 5:11 am
Student groups preserve their history with UCLA’s new archive project
Several student groups are starting to document their history in public UCLA library archives, which anyone can contribute to or view. The archives are being created with the help of UCLA’s official archivist Heather Briston, who took up her position in June 2014 and works at the Charles E. Read more...
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April 10, 5:11 am
UCLA Anderson TED Week inspires passions in students, faculty
A technology forecaster predicted in his TED Talk last month that by 2050, 80,000 humans will set off to colonize Mars. “We’re on the verge of a much greater edge of discovery: a two planet species,” said Stephen Petranek, editor in chief of the Breakthrough Technology Report newsletter. Read more...
Photo: Professor of marketing and psychology Danny Oppenheimer spoke to the audience about the pros and cons of democracy at the TED Week at UCLA event. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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April 9, 12:20 pm
Students narrate mental health stories at All of Us event
This article was updated on April 15 at 5:57 p.m. Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi walked up to the stage, notes in hand, as one of six students ready to tell their stories. Read more...
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April 9, 12:53 am
DiaBeaters at UCLA to host diabetes awareness event
The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will be hosting educational and interactive activities about diabetes Thursday in Bruin Plaza for the second annual Diabetes Day. This year, DiaBeaters has planned a larger event, receiving financial help from both the UCLA community and local businesses in Westwood, including Bristol Farms, Whole Foods and Coffee Bean, among others, said Megan Cory, one of the club’s co-founders. Read more...
Photo: The club DiaBeaters at UCLA will host a day of activities and interactive games relating to health and nutrition in Bruin Plaza on Thursday for the second annual Diabetes Day at UCLA. (Courtesy of Samar Khoury)
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April 9, 12:33 am
Q&A: New Title IX officer Kathleen Salvaty talks future goals for office
Kathleen Salvaty, a civil rights attorney who has worked to increase funding for public schools, was announced as UCLA's next Title IX officer last week. Read more...
Photo: Kathleen Salvaty, a civil rights attorney, is UCLA’s new Title IX officer. She said she aims to make the campus free of sex discrimination. (UCLA Newsroom)
Campus, News, Student Government
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April 8, 3:41 pm
USAC recap – April 7
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...