The University of California is currently reviewing a proposal to add a checkbox on its application to allow applicants to identify as Southwest Asian or North African. Read more...
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April 9, 1:11 am
SWANA proposal under review by UC
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April 8, 1:16 am
USAC Election Board extends application deadline for prospective candidates
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The Undergraduate Student Association Council Election Board has extended the deadline to apply for candidacy for the upcoming elections to Tuesday, after there was confusion over two dates listed as deadlines in the candidate application packets. Read more...
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April 8, 1:15 am
Bruins honor the memory of victims on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Dozens of empty shoes lie strewn around 11 empty jars, 11 jars in memory of the nearly 11 million people killed during the Holocaust. Read more...
Photo: Students stand around a circle of shoes surrounding 11 jars representing the nearly 11 million people killed in the Holocaust. The ceremony, which took place Sunday night, is part of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The event was organized by the student group Bearing Witness.
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April 8, 1:07 am
Graduate students to vote on candidates, ballot referendums
For the second year in a row, only one candidate is running for each of the four Graduate Student Association positions – president, vice president of internal affairs, vice president of external affairs and vice president of academic affairs. The ballot also includes an advisory referendum and a fee referendum. Read more...
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April 5, 2:22 am
Report says tuition hikes unsustainable, proposes methods to reform funding
For the past several years, the University of California has experienced a dynamic of sharp state budget cuts that have been absorbed primarily by increasing tuition – a funding model that a recent report says is unsustainable. Read more...
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April 4, 9:51 pm
Lawsuit challenges Luskin Center project’s tax exemptions
Local nonprofit Save Westwood Village and others filed a lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to oppose UCLA’s planned Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center – the second lawsuit regarding the center in the past year. Read more...
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April 4, 1:41 am
School of Dentistry gains $11 million through another donation from advocacy group
The UCLA School of Dentistry recently received $11 million from an L.A.-based child advocacy group to expand the scope of its dental care services in Los Angeles County, especially for low-income children and pregnant women. Read more...