UAW 2865, which represents UC campus TAs, included a “financial practices” demand in a new list of goals ahead of contract bargaining with system administrators in June.
Pro-Palestinian Activists Protest on Campus
Approximately twenty activists involved with Students for Justice in Palestine marched through the UCLA campus on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the state of Israel, its alleged human rights violations and President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies. Donning megaphones, flags…
State of Liberal Judaism on Campus: Some Thoughts
Click here to see Ha’Am’s Fall 2017 Print Edition: “Growing Pains” Synagogues around the country recognize that evening services on Yom Kippur are a good opportunity to fundraise, and Hillel at UCLA is no different. This year marked my second time at…
Mezuzah Rededicated after Vandalism
Chabad and USAC president team up to replace torn-down mezuzah.
A Call to Action: Treating Everyone in Hillel with Respect and Care
“Even though they like to claim like they do care, no one feels like they care, because at the end of the day, we are not Jewish.”
Fall Quarter Jewish Trips at UCLA: The Comprehensive List
Both Chabad and Hillel at UCLA run Birthright trips each winter and summer that are open to anyone who is Jewish between the ages of 18 and 26. Over 750 Bruins have already gone to Israel on Hillel at UCLA Birthright trips.
Jewish Student Union Established as Forum for Communal Discussion
Image by Satyriconi (CC) The presidents of 18 Jewish student organizations met Wednesday night to reconstitute the Jewish Student Union (JSU), a forum to discuss issues facing UCLA’s Jewish community. Jewish leaders gathered with the hopes of creating a setting where students…
A Meshuga-Free Life: Midterms Edition
Photo by Alberto G. (CC) “We are all mad here,” says the Cat from Alice. But if I have learned anything these past four weeks, it is that UCLA is anything but Wonderland. On the first day of classes, I…
Student Worker Union Polls Members on Whether to Ask UC to Divest from “Oppression of Palestinians”
A recent survey sent out by the University of California student workers union has reintroduced the possibility of a student organizing group demanding the university divest its financial holdings from companies supporting Israel. An Oct. 19 survey sent to members…