“Holding positions in my sorority filters into being a good officer, and it is making me better at time managing and at balancing my life out,” says second-year psychobiology student Madison Haneke. Read more...
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January 4, 9:01 pm
UC Regents schedule vote on first tuition increase in six years
University of California officials announced plans Wednesday to increase tuition for the first time in six years. The UC Regents will vote on the $282 increase at its bimonthly board meeting at UC San Francisco from Jan. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Regents will vote on the first in-state tuition increase in six years at their board meeting later this month. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
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January 4, 3:53 pm
UCLA workers plan five-day strike to protest wages
Skilled trade workers will strike for five days at UCLA after failing to reach agreement on wages with the university. Teamsters Local 2010, the union representing the workers, voted in December to hold the strike, which will last from Friday to Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Teamsters held a 24-hour strike in November for higher wages for skilled trade workers. The union will hold a five-day strike starting this Friday for the same reason. (Eda Gokcebay/Daily Bruin)
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December 27, 5:07 pm
Pharmaceutical consultant falsely claims UCLA affiliation in medical paper
A consultant for a pharmaceutical company falsely claimed to be a UCLA professor in a paper about EpiPen pricing. The American Journal of Medicine published the paper by Leonard Fromer, a former volunteer assistant professor of family medicine, in December that advocated for adding the allergy medication EpiPen to a federal list of preventive medical services. Read more...
Photo: (Creative Commons photo by Greg Friese via Flickr)
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December 26, 11:08 pm
Chair assistant Terry Valai remembered for kindness, work ethic
People stopped into Terry Valai’s office to talk about their problems so frequently that some of her co-workers joked Valai should switch out the chairs for a therapist’s couch. Read more...
Photo: Terry Valai, UCLA alumna in psychology and the computer science chair’s assistant since 2000, died of a brain aneurysm in early December. (Courtesy of Kaoru Mulvihill)
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December 19, 3:53 pm
UCLA becomes first school to receive over 100,000 freshman applications
More than 100,000 students applied to UCLA for fall 2017, making it the first American university to surpass that milestone, UCLA officials announced Monday. About 8 percent more California high school seniors applied, an increase from 58,900 to 63,500 students. Read more...
Photo: More than 100,000 high school seniors applied to UCLA for fall 2017, setting a new record for number of applications. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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December 19, 2:25 pm
Ashe Center opens Bruin Health Pharmacy in Ackerman Union
Students can now fill their prescriptions at a new pharmacy in Ackerman Union. UCLA officials announced the opening of the Bruin Health Pharmacy on Monday. The 1200-square foot facility, located where the former textbook buyback program was, will have expanded window service and longer hours. Read more...
Photo: The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center opened the Bruin Health Pharmacy, located in Ackerman Union, to students Monday. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)