Several ASUCLA locations implemented a $1 fee for single-use food containers in June to encourage the use of reusable food containers. The fee applies to SAMBAZON, Greenhouse, Anderson Cafe, Cafe Synapse, LuValle Commons, the Court of Sciences Student Center and Northern Lights, an ASUCLA spokesperson said in an emailed statement. Read more...
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Campus, News
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August 23, 9:17 am
LADWP contains water main burst, limits flooding to UCLA structures
A water main burst on Sunset Boulevard, flooding several UCLA structures, including parking lots 4 and 7 and the Intramural Field. The pipe has since been shut off and the water has been contained, a UCLA official said. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
By Bernard Mendez
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m. A water main break that flooded multiple structures on campus Sunday morning has been contained, UCLA officials said.
Academics, Campus, News, Student Government
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August 25, 6:09 pm
USAC Recap – Aug. 18
The Undergraduate Students Association Council unanimously approved a letter urging UCLA to preserve its childcare program at its Aug. 18 meeting. USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Read more...
Higher Education, National, News, UC
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August 25, 12:44 pm
UCLA pauses some international students’ work authorizations after ICE memo
This post was updated Aug. 26 at 11:42 a.m. UCLA paused some international students’ work authorizations after it received an Aug. 12 memo from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Dashew Center spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Universities suspected of using curricular practical training programs to create employment for international students instead of reasons required for academic studies could lose their certification to enroll exchange and international students, the memo stated. Read more...
California, Higher Education, News, Regents
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August 24, 7:06 pm
CalMatters sues UC Regents over failure to fulfill public records request
A California news outlet filed a lawsuit against the UC Board of Regents on Monday after UCLA failed to fulfill public records requests for nearly one year. CalMatters, a nonprofit news organization covering issues across California, filed a lawsuit to obtain records about how UCLA pays its student athletes, the outlet reported Monday. Read more...
Higher Education, National, News, Uncategorized
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August 24, 1:54 pm
Pentagon orders UCLA to audit foreign ties, threatens to cut research funding
The United States Department of Defense ordered UCLA on Aug. 17 to review its foreign partnerships or risk losing eligibility for future federal research funding, a U.S. Read more...
Higher Education, National, News, UC
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August 22, 10:19 pm
Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to review ruling on UC grant termination
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:07 p.m. The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear an appeal to a ruling in favor of UC researchers who argued that it was illegal to terminate research grants based on diversity-related language. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 21, 8:15 pm
Westwood’s Urban Outfitters closes after 22 years following UC Investments acquisition
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:08 p.m. Urban Outfitters’ Westwood location shuttered Thursday after over 22 years on Westwood Boulevard. The lifestyle retailer, which sold clothing, dorm decorations and music products at 1028 and 1038 Westwood Blvd., was among more than a dozen Westwood Village properties that UC Investments – the office of the UC Regents’ chief investment officer – bought in July for nearly $50 million, according to the Commercial Observer. Read more...
