UCLA saw a record number of applications for fall 2015 admission, with more than 112,000 students applying from many different backgrounds, states and countries, but the overall demographics of California applicants changed very little. Read more...
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January 12, 1:44 pm
FDA to ease lifetime ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
Alex Ramsey started donating blood in high school after hearing stories from his stepfather about accidents he saw in his law enforcement job. But after Ramsey came out as gay when he was 17, he learned he was no longer able to donate blood because of his sexuality. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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January 12, 1:05 am
JazzReggae Festival to be shortened in face of budget deficit
The JazzReggae Festival will be shortened to one day this year from its usual two because of a budget deficit caused by unexpected costs of last year’s festival. Read more...
Photo: Thousands of students attended the JazzReggae Festival last year. The annual event used to be partially funded by undergraduate student government surplus funds. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Campus, News
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January 12, 1:04 am
New MyUCLA feature gives students option of adding preferred name
A feature added to MyUCLA last week allows students to give UCLA their preferred name, which will then appear on some academic student records. The feature, which was added under “Settings” on MyUCLA, lets students request that a preferred name, a name chosen by the student that differs from his or her legal name, be added to records. Read more...
Photo: Students can now choose a preferred name on MyUCLA. (UCLA)
Campus, News
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January 12, 1:01 am
UCLA chapter of Thought Lounge facilitates dialogue between strangers
Four complete strangers met in a study room at Young Research Library last Wednesday to talk about everything from the experiences of first-generation immigrants to how language affects the way we think. Read more...
Photo: Students in the Thought Lounge, a new student group, gather to talk about whatever is on their minds. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
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January 11, 11:12 pm
Teams compete for Quidditch win during Harry Potter Week
Third-year political science student Tam Tran played the role of Chaser for the team Chickens and Quaffles, scoring 10 points by throwing the Quaffle through one of three hoops set up in the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center Saturday. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
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January 9, 12:31 pm
Gov. Brown’s budget proposal to allocate less money than UC hoped for
This post was updated on Jan. 11 at 5:52 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown released a record $113 billion state spending proposal Friday, which includes his originally planned 4 percent increase in base funding for the University of California, an increase that is contingent on tuition and nonresident enrollment remaining flat. Read more...