The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 13, 2:30 am
Small USAC surplus halves student group funding
Campus, News
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January 13, 2:05 am
Panel opens discussion on Jewish community issues
Amid recent controversial events that have affected the Jewish community, prominent Jewish scholars and leaders convened at UCLA on Sunday to discuss how these issues would affect college students across the country. Read more...
Photo: Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel, was one of the panelists in a discussion about issues that affect Jewish students on college campuses, called “Sharing a Vision for the Future of Jewish Life on Campus and Beyond.”
Campus, News
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January 13, 2:02 am
Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors
UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. Read more...
Campus, News
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January 13, 1:56 am
Circle K’s pillow fight contest raises money for transitional house
A blue Power Ranger circled his opponent slowly, brandishing his color-coordinated foam knife to keep his enemy at bay. A sea of more than 400 people clad in brightly-colored costumes cheered the Power Ranger to victory as anticipation mounted for Circle K’s sixth annual Pillow Fight. Read more...
Photo: Circle K’s Pillow Fight 2014 raised money for the Alexandria House, a nonprofit transitional residence for women and children about 10 miles east of UCLA.
Campus, News
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January 13, 12:00 am
Former UCLA fundraising director joins UC San Diego development team
UCLA’s former fundraising director Steve Gamer recently left the university to join the University of California San Diego, after 11 years with the UCLA development team. Read more...
Campus, News
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January 11, 12:43 pm
Chancellor Block releases statement on records requests
Chancellor Block released an email statement Friday in support of protecting faculty at public institutions from public records requests that could threaten academic research. Read more...
Campus, News
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January 10, 1:58 am
Governor Brown’s budget falls short of regents request
Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for next year would increase state funds to the University of California, preventing the need for tuition increases, but is still below what the UC had hoped to receive. Read more...