The governor’s proposed funding level for the University of California is nearly 25 percent below what it was before the Great Recession, adjusted for inflation, according to a new report from a policy research agency. Read more...
News
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February 27, 1:39 am
Proposed UC funding 25 percent lower than pre-recession years
A Closer Look, News
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February 27, 12:35 am
Tracking our trash: UCLA diversifies efforts to reach zero waste in six years
The process begins with a bottle tossed absentmindedly into a recycling bin. But this is only the beginning of its journey. Along with the rest of UCLA’s massive amount of waste, it will interact with multiple coordinating organizations and sometimes travel thousands of miles. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 26, 11:09 pm
USAC rejects resolution on divestment after long meeting
This post was updated at 10:37 p.m. The undergraduate student government voted down a resolution early Wednesday morning calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Read more...
Crime, News
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February 26, 6:35 pm
UCPD arrests man for stealing laptop
A 53-year-old man was arrested and charged with stealing a laptop and other outstanding warrants Wednesday afternoon, police said. Patrick Farmer allegedly stole a laptop earlier this week in the Broad Art Center, said Nancy Greenstein, spokeswoman for university police. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 26, 8:14 am
USAC rejects resolution on divestment after long meeting
The undergraduate student government voted down a resolution early Wednesday morning calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Read more...
News
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February 26, 1:41 am
Report calls for health care for undocumented individuals
Breast cancer runs in Blanca Villagomez’s family. It struck both her great-grandmother and grandmother, but her mother, who is undocumented and uninsured, has never been screened or even consulted a doctor about the possibility of developing it herself. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 26, 1:39 am
Students voice opinions on USAC divestment resolution
Editor’s note: Because of the offensive nature of discussion around this article, commenting has been closed. Lines of students stretched the length of Ackerman Grand Ballroom Tuesday night as an impassioned discussion unfolded about a controversial undergraduate student government divestment resolution. Read more...
Photo: Michael Reyes, a fourth-year English student, was one of many students who spoke at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting to express his support for the divestment resolution. Hundreds of students spent hours advocating for and against the resolution. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)