As he shook hands with President Barack Obama, Teofilo Ruiz leaned in to give him a message: "Michelle rocks!" Read more...
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Professor Teofilo Ruiz received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama earlier this month. The award recognized his lifelong academic studies and his commitment to teaching.
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...
As the clock struck 1 p.m. on Sunday, 26 hours of standing and dancing officially came to a close. More than 800 Dance Marathon participants collapsed onto the floor of Ackerman Grand Ballroom, exhausted, muscles aching and beads of sweat on their foreheads. Read more...
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Dancers rest and eat doughnuts outside of Ackerman Grand Ballroom after finishing Dance Marathon.
Piles of items lay scattered around Haley Bowyer as she leaned up against her bed and refolded clothing to put in the dresser in her new dorm. Read more...
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Outside Dykstra Hall, movers helped students prepare carts filled with their belongings to go into moving trucks, which shuttled the carts to the new De Neve residential halls.
Six-year-old Ruby Knowlton held her arms up to Kim Tran, asking to be picked up. Read more...
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Eight-year-old Julia Wallace of Los Angeles works on an arts and crafts project with her “big buddy,” fourth-year English student Catherine Chiang. Chiang mentors Wallace as a member of China Care Bruins, a student organization that connects UCLA students with children adopted from China.
Gov. Jerry Brown's higher education plan outlined in his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year could have serious long-term implications for the state, according to California's fiscal analyst. Read more...
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is marking the start of a new lecture series dedicated to social justice, public policy, urban planning and social welfare tonight with a lecture from Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree. Read more...
