The Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation recently donated $3 million to UCLA to create an endowment aimed at making college more affordable for foster-care students. Read more...
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September 26, 11:00 am
Pritzker Family Foundation donates $3 million to UCLA
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September 26, 3:20 am
Bruins give back to low-income school at volunteer day
Tucked away in the streets of Koreatown with a rainbow stripe painted across its buildings, Leo Politi Elementary School stood warm and welcoming. Several elementary students formed a pathway Tuesday morning, in which their eagerly awaited guests – about 200 UCLA students – were greeted on each side.The school, which houses the highest percentage of students from low-income backgrounds in the Los Angeles Unified School District, was one of more than 50 sites UCLA students visited on the fifth-annual Volunteer Day. Read more...
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September 26, 3:16 am
From the editor: We’re here for you – your issues, your experiences, your stories
This year is about you. As one of the university’s oldest institutions, the Daily Bruin has spent almost a century telling the stories of people that cross paths at this university. Read more...
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September 26, 3:13 am
Stipend increase will not affect all UCLA USAC members
Some staff members in undergraduate student government offices will not see their pay increase this year, though their stipend caps were raised last month. In early August, members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted to increase their monthly stipends from $355 to $672 in a 8-1-0 vote. Read more...
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September 26, 2:51 am
UCLA Extension instructor taught importance of storytelling
Les Plesko, an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and a recipient of an outstanding faculty award, died Sept. 16. He was 59. Plesko's students said they knew him as an excellent teacher and devoted writer who used a blend of humor and honesty to encourage others to pursue writing. Read more...
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September 24, 9:25 pm
USAC Recap – Sept. 24
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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September 23, 2:39 pm
‘Don Jon’ unable to screen at Bruin Bash
The movie that was scheduled to show at Bruin Bash Sunday night, "Don Jon," did not play because of technical difficulties. Read more...