Friday, May 15

Candidate for diversity vice chancellor visits campus, speaks at forum

One of the candidates for the new diversity vice chancellor position said at a forum Thursday that UCLA must ensure underrepresented students have the support necessary to succeed, whether that involves incentivizing diversity measures or creating consequences for people who resist moves toward stronger anti-discrimination policies. Read more...

Photo: Octavio Villalpando, a candidate for the new vice chancellor of diversity position, introduces his ideas to students and staff in an open forum Thursday. (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)


Student activists push for stronger voice in UC Board of Regents

Student activists across all 10 University of California campuses are pushing for more representation on the UC Board of Regents, which currently seats one student among 26 members. Read more...

Photo: The current student regent and student regent-designate, Sadia Saifuddin and Avi Oved, respectively, said they are working to add more student observers to the University of California Board of Regents, who can offer advice to the regents but do not have an actual vote. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Family, friends commemorate Posse scholar Christian Guzman at vigil

About 250 students, professors, family and friends held a candlelight vigil Thursday night in Sunset Village to commemorate UCLA student Christian Guzman, who died on Sunday at a retreat with The Posse Foundation. Read more...

Photo: Maritza Galdamos, Christian Guzman’s mother, spoke at the vigil organized Thursday to commemorate Guzman’s death. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin)


United Arab Society holds vigil for the victims of Islamic State group

Students gathered at Meyerhoff Park Thursday night for a vigil dedicated to Jordanian pilot Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and all the other people who the Islamic State group has killed. Read more...

Photo: Maha Qubain, third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student and Zachary Seidl, third-year economics student, place candles at the vigil. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)