Gov. Jerry Brown appointed the California Assembly speaker and the president of Long Beach City College to the University of California Board of Regents Monday. The regents board is the governing body for the UC. Read more...
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November 18, 1:06 am
Newly appointed regents bring diversity, experience in education
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November 17, 7:29 pm
Panelists speak at FACTS conference, discuss climate change issues
Alex Hall stood at the podium as he pointed to a graph showing two different scenarios of temperature: one accounting for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and another factoring in no reductions. Read more...
Photo: Alex Hall, professor in the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, discusses reducing emissions and the impacts of climate change. (Max Himmelrich)
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November 17, 7:02 pm
NSA director speaks at UCLA about agency’s standards, future reforms
Despite controversies over wiretapping and privacy violations, the director of the National Security Agency said in a UCLA discussion Friday that he thinks the NSA is justified in its collection of phone data in the interest of national security. Read more...
Photo: Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, spoke at UCLA School of Law on Friday. (National Security Agency)
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November 17, 2:23 pm
Miles to Go: Cross training offers an alternative to high-impact excercises
Editor’s Note: Over the next 17 weeks, assistant news editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. Read more...
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November 17, 1:17 am
UCLA Housing to centralize laundry rooms amid safety concerns
UCLA’s residence halls will soon have one centralized laundry room in each building rather than smaller laundry rooms on each floor. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services and Residential Life decided to change the current laundry room set up after UCLA experienced problems with the ventilation system causing false fire alarms, said Barbara Wilson, associate director of room operations for UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services. Read more...
Photo: Madison Varias, a first-year undeclared physical sciences student, uses the laundry room in her residence hall. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services and Residential Life plan to install centralized laundry rooms in each building on the Hill. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
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November 17, 1:10 am
UCLA student group helps nonprofit pack over 4,000 meals for homeless
Dozens of volunteers at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center quickly spread peanut butter and jelly on bread and stacked sandwiches in an assembly line at an event to promote National Homeless Awareness Week on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Larry Levine, cofounder of MyPocketChange, works with other volunteers to pack meals for the homeless at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. (Courtesy of Alyssa Dorn)
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November 17, 1:10 am
UC reverses decision to discontinue funding for Lick Observatory
The University of California recently reversed its decision to discontinue funding for Lick Observatory after reexamining its budget and realizing it could afford funding for UC observatories, officials said. Read more...
Photo: University of California reversed its decision to cut funding for the Lick Observatory. (UC Observatories)