Monday, March 9

USAC passes resolution to support diversity requirement

The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution to support a diversity course requirement for College of Letters and Science students Tuesday night. The Undergraduate Students Association Council vote is an informal step toward the implementation of the diversity requirement, which will have first-year students entering UCLA in 2015 and transfers entering in 2017 take a course about inequalities by examining two or more factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or ethnicity. Read more...

Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commissioner Allyson Bach brought a resolution to support the College of Letters and Science diversity requirement to council Tuesday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA students hold ‘die-in,’ moment of silence for Michael Brown

This post was updated on Nov. 25 at 7:20 p.m. Several hundred students called for university police to institute a sensitivity training course for all its officers during a protest Tuesday, following a grand jury’s non-indictment of Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Read more...

Photo: On Tuesday, hundreds of students protested a grand jury’s non-indictment of Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson, saying it is indicative of a trend of racial discrimination by police. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


USAC to vote on nominee for internal vice president seat

The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on a nominee to fill the vacant internal vice president position, in line with constitutional procedures to fill the open seat. Read more...

Photo: Heather Hourdequin has been nominated to fill the vacant seat of internal vice president, and the undergraduate student government will vote on the position at its Tuesday meeting. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)



UC students walk out of class to protest tuition hikes

While UCLA's demonstration in front of Powell Library remained relatively small, students in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine and San Diego marched and occupied administration buildings. Read more...

Photo: More than 20 students occupied the Powell Library steps to protest the tuition hike and lack of university funding. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Student group holds Bhangra Banquet to share Punjabi culture

Students filled the stage with the passionate steps and energetic arm movements of the traditional bhangra dance, but added their own urban twist with modern hip-hop dance moves and music. Read more...

Photo: Simran Bohgunh, a third-year political science student and MC for the night, speaks to the crowd at the Sikh Student Association’s culture night. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)


Student organization, veterans address military discrimination at event

She rose from her crouched position to the sound of “Hallelujah” with sharp, erratic movements that flowed into one another. Using music to guide her dance, Tiffanie Chow shared her story of being raped when she was 13 years old. Read more...

Photo: Dwayne Carl and David Lyons spoke about their struggles serving in the military as gay men. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)



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