University of California President Janet Napolitano and actress Eva Longoria are expected to reveal new initiatives of their own to enhance Latinas' educational opportunities at panel at UCLA on Monday. Read more...
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November 27, 11:29 am
Napolitano, Longoria to discuss Latina education at UCLA
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November 27, 2:04 am
UCLA student shares experiences from world travel
Min Woo Sun did not pay for tutoring classes to supplement his education when his South Korea high school shut down. Instead, he homeschooled himself and traveled the world. Read more...
Photo: Min Woo Sun, a first-year economics and international development studies, homeschooled himself and traveled the world after his high school shut down.
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November 27, 1:47 am
Food Stamp Challenge at UCLA explores food insecurity
Pushing his cart through the aisles of Ralphs, Edwin Eshaghzadeh picked out peanut butter, bread, eggs, yogurt, tuna and black beans. Eshaghzadeh had only $31.30 to spend for a week’s worth of food, a budget he has not followed since he was a child and his family was on food stamps. Read more...
Photo: Edwin Eshagzadeh, a fourth-year psychobiology student, tried to follow a food budget that replicated food stamps this past week.
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 27, 1:28 am
USAC Recap – Nov. 26
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
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November 26, 11:12 pm
Bonfire gets UCLA students, alumni fired up for USC game
For about 5,000 Bruin fans who packed into Wilson Plaza for Tuesday night’s Beat ‘SC Bonfire, crosstown rivalry was more important than the postseason implications of this Saturday’s UCLA-USC game. Read more...
Photo: UCLA students cheer as the bonfire begins to burn down.
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November 26, 12:46 am
Students launch club to gain support for biomedical ethics minor
During its first meeting, a new student club debated whether doctors have the right to conduct clinical trials on cancer patients, giving some patients a new drug and denying it to others. Read more...
Photo: Becky Barber, fourth-year neuroscience student and Jessica Kriksciun, fourth-year psychobiology student, co-founded Bioethics Brigades.
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November 26, 12:43 am
UCLA Foundation reaches settlement with former employee
A former UCLA employee reached an undisclosed settlement agreement with the UCLA Foundation Monday morning, the culmination of an eviction lawsuit brought forward by the university. Read more...
Photo: Roselle Kipp, a former UCLA employee, was recently evicted by the UCLA Foundation from a boarding house owned by the organization.