A Jewish advocacy group based in California is alleging that some UCLA professors and a research center operate with an anti-Israel, and possibly anti-Semitic, bias. Professors named by the group, however, say the group is conflating the criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. Read more...
Campus, News
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September 28, 12:00 am
Pro-Israel group claims bias in UCLA department
Crime, News, Westwood
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September 28, 12:00 am
University Village apartment crimes prompt calls for increased security
In response to a series of crimes near their homes, a group of students living in a UCLA apartment complex south of Wilshire Boulevard are asking officials to increase security measures and to consider forming a neighborhood watch. Read more...
Campus, News
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September 28, 12:00 am
Mentor seeks education reform to benefit underserved youth
Throughout his life, Sidney Thompson has seen students turn to gang violence because they were not given the tools to succeed by their educators. Thompson now has two goals: to recruit teachers to a UCLA graduate program specializing in underserved youth and to rewrite the way algebra is taught in schools – both to give all students a fair shot at academic success. Read more...
Photo: Sid Thompson, 83, is a volunteer mentor for the UCLA Principal Leadership Institute. The institute trains teachers in urban areas to become administrators. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News
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September 28, 12:00 am
Graphic: Rising costs of living on the Hill
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News, Video
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September 28, 12:00 am
UCLA engineering department implements 3-D printers
Justin Young, a fourth-year electrical engineering student, makes his selection to print, and the device starts humming loudly as the extruders dance back and forth across the plate, adding layers of hot plastic in a calculated design. Read more...
News
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September 27, 9:33 pm
Gov. Brown vetoes $50M earmarked for deferred maintenance at UC
On Saturday, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a $50 million allocation to the University of California to fund deferred maintenance projects. In a letter to the California Assembly, Brown said he thinks the state should not allocate more funding for the UC while the state is also dealing with unanticipated costs such as fighting California wildfires. Read more...
News, Student Government
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September 27, 1:43 pm
ASUCLA Board of Directors recap – Sept. 26
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Read more...