A spring break community service program has expanded this year to include more volunteer sites and participants. During Alternative Breaks at UCLA, a project housed in the Community Service Commission, students complete different service activities and aim to immerse themselves in the community. Read more...
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January 8, 1:08 am
Alternative spring break program offers expanded opportunities
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January 7, 12:48 am
Julian Myers, famed publicist and UCLA faculty member, dies at 95
Julian Myers, a longtime Hollywood film publicist who taught entertainment publicity at UCLA Extension, died on Dec. 21 of congestive heart failure in Marina del Rey. Read more...
Photo: Julian Myers was a Hollywood film publicist and UCLA Extension professor. He worked for Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, among others.
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January 7, 12:37 am
Justine Bateman moves from acting to academia
It was her supervising producer who finally sat Justine Bateman down in her dressing room, put a hand on her shoulder and broke the news about college. Read more...
Photo: Justine Bateman, formerly a child star on “Family Ties,” is now a second-year digital management and computer science student.
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January 7, 12:35 am
USAC to discuss allocation of surplus
Undergraduate student government officials are set to decide how to spend more than $150,000 of surplus funds at their meeting Tuesday night. Undergraduate Students Association Council surplus funding is money carried over from one year’s council to the next and calculated every November. Read more...
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January 7, 12:34 am
Passionate filmmaker and devoted friend, David Pregerson, dies at 23
David Pregerson, with his sense of humor and welcoming nature, had the ability to light up a room. “When you got to know him, you saw that he (had) a big heart,” said Elliot Schwartz, a UCLA alumnus and a close friend of Pregerson’s. Read more...
Photo: David Pregerson was a UCLA alumnus and filmmaker, known for his sense of humor, selflessness and loyalty to his friends and family.
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January 6, 12:15 am
Late Rosh Hashanah delays fall 2014 start, shorter winter break
Students at some University of California schools will lose a week of winter break in the 2014-2015 school year, gaining a week of summer break instead. Read more...
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December 19, 6:14 pm
Napolitano details $5M allocation for undocumented students
UC President Janet Napolitano detailed how the $5 million she allocated to support undocumented students will be distributed among nine University of California campuses in a letter released Wednesday to UC chancellors. Read more...