Vlad Stoicescu-Ghica crams his schedule with jobs and internships on his quest to become an attorney like his mother used to be in his home country of Romania. Read more...
Photo: Vlad Stoicescu-Ghica, a third-year political science student, is one of approximately 900 undocumented students in the University of California system. Motivated by the inadequacies in the legal system he and his family faced after moving from Romania, he hopes to become an attorney.
Student groups will help host a silent walk around campus on Saturday as part of a worldwide event to honor people who have experienced domestic violence. Read more...
The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors is currently considering a proposal to install between seven and 11 sleep pods in Ackerman Union – a plan that has provoked mixed reactions from the UCLA community. Read more...
Even though UCLA’s tobacco-free policy prohibits electronic cigarettes, fourth-year history student Jeremy Reynolds continues to use them on campus. Reynolds, a former tobacco smoker, said they help him curb his addiction to regular tobacco cigarettes. Read more...
Undergraduate student government officials are tightening their auditing policies to make sure student groups spend funds allocated to them more efficiently. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Finance Committee will now require student groups who receive USAC contingency programming funding to report how they use the money, said Cynthia Jasso, chair of the Finance Committee. Read more...
Some of the proceeds from this year’s UCLA Homecoming festivities will be donated to campus charities for the first time since Homecoming was reinstated two years ago. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of students participated in last year’s Homecoming festivities. Some of the profits from this year’s events will go toward campus charities. UCLA Homecoming
Vladimir Keilis-Borok, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Sciences and an internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist, died from a heart illness on Oct. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Professor Vladimir Keilis-Borok died from heart illness on Oct. 19 at his home in Culver City. The internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist was 92.
