Wearing racer bibs with the words “UCLA united to remember” and a silhouette of the Boston skyline, about 30 people gathered in Bruin Plaza on Tuesday afternoon to honor the victims of last week’s Boston Marathon explosions. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA community walked around campus Tuesday to honor those affected by last week’s explosions at the Boston Marathon.
The Graduate Writing Center may need to cut its staff and reduce its services next year because of looming administrative budget cuts and the failure of a referendum to increase its funding in last week’s graduate student government elections. Read more...
Lindsee Bawahab does not plan to quit smoking anytime soon. Even though a new tobacco-free policy ban will go in effect on campus today, Bawahab said she still plans to go through half a pack every day, maybe even a pack a day during midterms and finals season. Read more...
Photo: Second-year physics student Mike Wilensky smokes in front of Powell Library. Officials hope the campus-wide ban, which comes into effect today, will help promote a healthier campus.
Virginia Steel, UCLA’s next university librarian, said she plans to focus on overcrowding and expanding technology when she come to campus this summer, with more than a decade of experience with the University of California already under her belt. Read more...
The UCLA Physics and Astronomy Building was evacuated this afternoon after a control panel overheated, setting off automatic fire alarms, according to UCLA Fire Department officials. Read more...
While state funding to the University of California remains up in the air and growing enrollment has placed pressure on campus resources, UCLA admitted its biggest freshman class in university history, according to admissions data released Thursday. Read more...
Have you noticed all the outdoor ash cans around campus that have been wrapped with a poster offering smoking/tobacco cessation support services at the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (and through the Occupational Health Facility for staff and faculty)? Read more...
