The Sikh Student Association will host its seventh cultural night on Friday, along with its first-ever bone marrow drive at the event. “The cultural night will be a place and time that brings students from other colleges together,” said Harinder Sran, a third-year psychology student and social director of the Sikh Student Association. Read more...
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November 20, 2:29 am
Sikh Student Association cultural night to feature traditional Indian food, dance
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November 20, 1:02 am
Queer Academy participants support one another through ‘peertorships’
After struggling to adjust to her new college life last fall, Elizabeth Manzanero found a place to call home. She said her friends at the Queer Academy, a student group under the Queer Alliance organization, provided her with advice and guidance to get the help she needed. Read more...
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November 20, 12:58 am
USAC accepting applications for internal vice president position
Applications for the undergraduate student government internal vice president seat are available online until Friday and are open to all students. The position opened up last week after former Undergraduate Students Association Council Internal Vice President Avinoam Baral assumed the USAC presidency. Read more...
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November 19, 1:07 pm
UC Regents committee approves five-year tuition increase plan despite protests
A University of California Regents committee voted 7-2 to approve a plan to increase tuition by up to 5 percent annually for the next five years depending on state funding, as hundreds of students rallied outside its meeting Wednesday and protested the plan. Read more...
Photo: More than 300 University of California students came to the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday at UC San Francisco to protest a plan that could raise tuition for each of the next five years. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
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November 19, 12:03 pm
USAC recap – Nov. 18
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...
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November 19, 7:09 am
UCLA investigates reports of bugs found in food at dining locations
Five students have said they found bugs in their food at dining locations at UCLA in recent weeks, posting photos of the incidents to the UCLA Class of 2018 Facebook page. Read more...
Photo: Michael Nazareno said he found an insect in his cheeseburger while biting into it at the Covel Commons dining hall. (Courtesy of Michael Nazareno)
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November 19, 7:05 am
Hillel at UCLA to host event offering screenings for genetic diseases
Hillel at UCLA will host a gene-screening event Wednesday to help UCLA community members identify their risk of passing down certain genetic diseases. The Los Angeles Jewish Genetic Disease Prevention Project and Progenity lab are sponsoring the event with Hillel at UCLA. Read more...