He started at UCLA 28 years ago as a teenager from a poor part of Los Angeles, a former gang member who had seen his friends fall to gunshots and knives while still in high school. Read more...
Photo: Jose Buktaw finished his final classes at UCLA to secure a better job to support his family of eight. He waited until midnight, when the house was quiet enough, to finish his homework.
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...
Wolfgang Puck, a casual dining restaurant in Ackerman Union, is scheduled to open to the public on Wednesday. Read more...
The University of California Board of Regents is slated to meet Tuesday through Thursday this week for its bimonthly board meeting. The board will vote Tuesday on whether to approve preliminary funding for an Engineering VI – Phase 2 building at UCLA. Read more...
The undergraduate student government allocated $40,000 of this year’s projected surplus to fund Bruin Bash and the Enormous Activities Fair, after students organizing the event said its current level of funding was insufficient. Read more...
The Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA is moving the location of its annual Dance Marathon from Ackerman Grand Ballroom to Pauley Pavilion and pushing the event to spring quarter. Read more...
Photo: In 2013, Dance Marathon took place in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Next year, the event will be in Pauley Pavilion.
Construction on the $152 million Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center began Tuesday, starting with a groundbreaking ceremony held at the construction site on Westwood Plaza near Ackerman turnaround. Read more...
Photo: Renee and Meyer Luskin pose in front of plans for the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center at the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.
