The Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists is a student group at the University of California, Los Angeles.
If you are interested in becoming a member, there is no official membership form or anything.  Just show up for meetings and events!  Also, try joining our Facebook group or subscribe to our e-mail newsletter.

Mission Statement

In order to foster a campus community utilizing free inquiry and critical thinking in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding, the Bruin Alliance of Skeptics and Secularists (BASS) is founded on a mission to provide to a voice of reason and skepticism in regards to issues and controversies of the day, in such areas of spiritualism, magic, belief, and claims of the supernatural. Our main goals include:

1. Establishing a positive social environment for UCLA students who are skeptics, rationalists, atheists, freethinkers, agnostics, and critical thinkers.

2. Enriching UCLA campus life by sponsoring educational events and fostering student dialog on matters of reason, science, and belief.

3. To engage UCLA students in issues of national and international import emerging from freedom of conscience and the separation of church and state.

4. To counter the growth of irrationality and disdain for science and critical thinking that threatens the fabric of society.

History

BASS was founded in 2005 by undergraduate Roy Natian and grad students Derek Skolnik, and Jody Wheeler. Noticing there were no secularists/skeptics groups on campus, the group decided to form what was at first known as the ASSS – Association of Secular and Skeptical Students. However, this name did not stick and the combination of BASS and a fish shaped logo was too hard not to pass up. [...Read More]

Disclaimer

• Opinions expressed by BASS are not necessarily those of the University of California, Los Angeles.
• Posts reflect the opinions of their respective authors and not necessarily the opinions of BASS.
• Posts reflect the opinions of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the University of California, Los Angeles.