A proposal to make the Interdepartmental Program in Afro-American Studies into its own department is in its final stages of review almost a year after the proposal was originally submitted. Read more...
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February 4, 1:13 am
Proposal to change Afro-American Studies into department under review
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February 3, 6:03 pm
UC president forms student veteran advisory group
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Monday a new student veteran advisory group, another one of her efforts to connect with particular groups of students. Read more...
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February 3, 1:55 am
Bernard Nefkens, UCLA physics professor, remembered as innovative, inspirational
Bernard M. K. Nefkens, a world-renowned experimental elementary particle physicist who worked in the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department for nearly 50 years, died Jan. 10 after being diagnosed with a form of dementia. Read more...
Photo: Bernard Nefken’s students said their UCLA physics professor was innovative in his teaching and let them carry out their own experiments in his class.
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February 3, 1:51 am
Mother thanks donors from UCLA Blood and Platelet Center who saved her life
Jennifer Calderon was so relieved to hear her baby Henry’s cries in the delivery room that she didn’t notice the medical staff jumping into action. Calderon’s body would not stop bleeding after her cesarean section, an additional complication to what was already a difficult pregnancy. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Calderon, with her son Henry, meets her blood donors who saved her life after she underwent a blood transfusion following a caesarean section nearly 10 months ago.
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February 3, 1:44 am
USAC proposal to live stream meetings stirs mixed emotions
UCLA’s undergraduate student government said it plans to live stream its meetings by the end of winter quarter to make them more accessible to students. Though previous members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council have discussed this initiative, this year is the first time a council has obtained a permit for live streaming. Read more...
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February 3, 1:42 am
CSSA celebrates Chinese New Year through culture night
The sounds of rhythmic drumming filled Royce Hall Sunday night as students dressed in red danced gracefully and powerfully to the beat. The performance was part of this year’s Chinese Culture Night, put on by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Read more...
Photo: Sunday in Royce Hall was put on by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.
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January 31, 12:38 am
Consent Week events address sexual assault on campus
Annie E. Clark felt that her school did not treat her report of sexual assault with enough sensitivity, so she became an activist for the rights of students who have experienced sexual assault on college campuses. Read more...
Photo: Third year world arts and cultures student Claudia Varney talks to third year civil engineering student Sarah Reynolds at a display on campus put up for Consent Week.