The University of California Board of Regents will meet on Wednesday and Thursday for its bimonthly meeting in Sacramento. The board oversees the UC and decides how to spend its money, sets tuition levels, handles lawsuits for the University, sets compensation for high-level employees and performs other tasks. Read more...
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May 13, 1:34 am
UC Regents to discuss May Revision, transfers to the UC
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May 13, 1:29 am
Toni Atkins sworn in as California State Assembly speaker
Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, was formally sworn in as the 69th speaker of the California State Assembly on Monday. Atkins, a former Democrat majority leader who was elected in March, is the first openly lesbian individual and the third woman to hold the position. Read more...
Photo: Assemblywoman Toni Atkins was sworn in as the 69th speaker of the California State Assembly on Monday. She is the first openly lesbian individual and the third female to hold the position. (Assembly Democratic Caucus)
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May 12, 1:11 pm
7000 in Solidarity chosen for UC President’s Award
University of California officials will recognize UCLA’s 7000 in Solidarity, a campaign against sexual assault, with the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership on Thursday. Read more...
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May 12, 2:33 am
UCLA against nomination of its faculty center as historical resource
The Los Angeles Conservancy is advocating for the UCLA Faculty Center to be named a historic resource, despite opposition from UCLA officials. The Office of Historic Resources of L.A. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Conservancy is looking to make the UCLA Faculty Center a historic resource although the university is against the motion. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 12, 2:30 am
UCLA’s annual Bike Week offers pit stops for cyclists
UCLA Transportation’s annual Bike Week events will take place this week, in conjunction with Los Angeles Metro Transportation’s Bike Week and the UCLA Bicycle Coalition. From Tuesday to Thursday, UCLA Transportation will offer a pit stop at different locations around Westwood in the morning for cyclists to get bike tune-ups from the UCLA Bike Shop, food and other free items. Read more...
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May 12, 2:13 am
United Arab Society’s culture night aims to educate about conflicts
Growing up in Saudi Arabia, Jodutt Basrawi was not interested in learning about his Arab heritage. But after visiting family in Syria in 2011 – at the beginning a series of protests and revolutions in the Middle East called the Arab Spring – the second-year geology student became passionate his Arab identity. Read more...
Photo: Students from the LA Dabke Troupe performed Middle Eastern folk dance at the United Arab Society’s culture night on Friday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 12, 2:09 am
FIRED UP! votes had significant impact in election outcome
FIRED UP! candidates did not win any offices in this year’s student government election, but the slate’s supporters played a significant role in determining the outcome of many of the races for a seat on council. Read more...