Two new courses that weave together service learning and traditional lectures will be open to UCLA students in the fall. The UCLA Center for Community Learning created the new courses – Korean 106SL: Superior Korean with Service Learning, and English 119SL: Literary Cities with Service Learning – to increase students’ engagement with the course material through community service outside of UCLA, said Dr. Read more...
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August 18, 4:49 am
English, Korean departments to offer new service-learning courses
Campus, News
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August 18, 4:39 am
Former student counselor Lovell Sevilla dies from leukemia at 48
Lovell Sevilla, who served as a UCLA student counselor for more than two decades, died on Aug. 10 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center after battling acute myeloid leukemia for nine months. Read more...
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News
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August 18, 4:36 am
UCSA campaign UConsent to address sexual violence on campuses
The University of California Student Association voted Sunday to launch a campaign to address sexual violence on UC campuses this school year. The association, which advocates for UC students, selects the organization’s campaigns during its annual congress every August. Read more...
News, Science & Health
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August 18, 2:11 am
Forecast From Space: Satellite built by student team may help predict magnetic storms
Ten subsystems, hundreds of design intricacies and thousands of hours of work by UCLA students will culminate in a satellite the size of a loaf of bread, which will be launched by NASA in 2016-2017. Read more...
Campus, News
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August 15, 6:58 pm
UCLA to offer grants, loans to individuals with cars damaged in flood
Starting Thursday, UCLA will offer grants to individuals whose cars were damaged in the July 29 flood on campus. The university also began offering short-term interest-free loans for faculty, staff and students earlier this week. Read more...
News, Student Government
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August 14, 11:26 pm
Sexual violence, accessible education the focus of new USSA campaigns
Members of the United States Student Association voted on Sunday to launch separate campaigns against sexual violence on college campuses and to promote accessible and affordable education for underrepresented students this year. Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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August 14, 9:05 pm
Anti-Semitic flier placed under door of Jewish-owned business
An anti-Semitic flier with swastikas was found under the door of a business run by Jewish individuals in Westwood on Tuesday. Boruch Cunin, a rabbi at the Chabad House at UCLA, said the business owner and an employee later came to him to discuss the flier. Read more...