The original version of this article contained information that was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. Five faculty working groups will help plan UCLA’s first Grand Challenges project toward achieving a completely sustainable Los Angeles by 2020, vice chancellor for research James Economou announced Tuesday. Read more...
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November 26, 4:05 am
UCLA’s Grand Challenges seeks to move forward, finalize committees
Campus, News
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November 26, 4:02 am
Dashew Center, Gen Rep 3 to provide Thanksgiving meals
Chloe Liu spent her first Thanksgiving at UCLA in her friend’s apartment eating homemade Chinese food for three days. While many other students on her floor went home, Liu, a second-year communications studies student from China, said she enjoyed the holiday with friends at school. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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November 26, 1:58 am
USAC passes resolution to support diversity requirement
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution to support a diversity course requirement for College of Letters and Science students Tuesday night. The Undergraduate Students Association Council vote is an informal step toward the implementation of the diversity requirement, which will have first-year students entering UCLA in 2015 and transfers entering in 2017 take a course about inequalities by examining two or more factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion or ethnicity. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commissioner Allyson Bach brought a resolution to support the College of Letters and Science diversity requirement to council Tuesday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
News, Student Government
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November 26, 1:45 am
USAC recap – Nov. 25
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Heather Hourdequin was unanimously approved to the position of internal vice president at the Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting Tuesday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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November 25, 4:59 pm
UCLA students hold ‘die-in,’ moment of silence for Michael Brown
This post was updated on Nov. 25 at 7:20 p.m. Several hundred students called for university police to institute a sensitivity training course for all its officers during a protest Tuesday, following a grand jury’s non-indictment of Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Read more...
Photo: On Tuesday, hundreds of students protested a grand jury’s non-indictment of Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson, saying it is indicative of a trend of racial discrimination by police. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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November 25, 2:52 pm
New UC SHIP waiver requirements allow more students to opt out
The UCLA Ashe Student Health Center announced Monday that more students will be able to opt out of the University of California Student Health Insurance Plan, or UC SHIP, starting in winter quarter. Read more...
A Closer Look, News
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November 25, 1:37 am
Rivalry game victories bring spike in merchandise sales to UCLA Store
The UCLA Store had a stake in this year’s rivalry football game against USC: The win brought in more profit. Prior to the rivalry game, special victory merchandise was designed for production in the event of a UCLA win. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)