The undergraduate student government's president's office and environmental student groups on campus are teaming up in an effort to make UCLA one of the few colleges and universities in the nation to achieve status as a "Fair Trade" university. Read more...
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March 9, 12:26 am
UCLA strives to gain “˜Fair Trade’ university status
Campus, News
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March 8, 8:28 am
Graduate Students Association passes proposal to vote on fee increase during spring election
Graduate students will vote on a fee increase proposal next quarter after the graduate student government voted Wednesday to put the issue on the spring election ballot. Read more...
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The Graduate Students Association passed a proposal Wednesday night to vote on a fee increase this spring.
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March 8, 8:09 am
Jewish Leadership Council hosts carnival to commemorate Purim
Drenched from being dunked in a dunk tank, students wrapped in towels lined up in Bruin Plaza on Wednesday. Read more...
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Yehuda Meir Sales, 9, of Los Angeles makes a mask for the Jewish holiday Purim at a carnival organized by the Jewish Leadership Council.
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March 8, 8:05 am
Former patient starts Christopher Murphy Foundation to assist the uninsured in L.A.
During his first battle with thyroid cancer, Christopher Murphy had to pay his medical expenses out of his own pocket because he lacked health insurance. Read more...
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Christopher Murphy received medical treatment at UCLA in 2011.
Courtesy of Christopher Murphy
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March 7, 3:16 am
UCLA student hopes to construct a school in Kenya through his organization, Fill and Build
Spencer Handley wants to make a big impact "“ he wants to help build a school in Kenya. Read more...
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UCLA student Spencer Handley (right) and his friend Austin Peck (left) are co-founders of Fill and Build. Jacklyn Yen (middle) is a volunteer for the group.
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March 7, 3:09 am
Google vice president and father of the Internet Vinton Cerf speaks on future online possibilities
As a graduate student at UCLA, Vinton Cerf worked on a team that eventually created the first computer network. Later, as an associate professor at Stanford, he helped develop a code to allow for the movement of digital data. Read more...
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Vinton Cerf, vice president of Google, spoke about the future of the Internet on Tuesday. Cerf is widely regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet.
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March 7, 3:03 am
USAC Recap – March 6
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...