Friday, August 21

In the news:

USAC to vote on election reform

The push for undergraduate student government election reform – spurred by the abuse of loopholes in last year’s election that resulted in the misrepresentation of several student group endorsements – is coming to a crossroads this week. Read more...



Students remember Armenian genocide

Members of the UCLA Armenian Student Association held a silent demonstration in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Thursday to educate students about the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire was reported to be two million in 1915, according to the Armenian National Institute. Read more...

Photo: Students from the UCLA Armenian Student Association placed red tape over their mouths as part of a silent protest, urging the United States and Turkish governments to recognize the 1.5 million deaths of Armenian people in Turkey as a genocide.





UC workers protest pay and pension changes

Hundreds of UCLA service and patient care workers gathered on and near campus on Thursday to protest proposed pay and pension changes that are currently under negotiation with the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Patient care workers protest pension changes outside the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Thursday.