The Associated Students UCLA board of directors is in the process of developing a policy to determine how to respond to philanthropic requests. At its meeting last month, the necessity for such a policy was highlighted by board members when they discussed how to reply to a donation request from members of the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Committee – a group of 10 to 15 students, faculty and members of the community who work to raise donations for and bring attention to Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation of the Philippines last November. Read more...
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January 13, 2:03 am
ASUCLA set to discuss its philanthropy policy
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January 13, 2:02 am
Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors
UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. Read more...
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January 13, 1:56 am
Circle K’s pillow fight contest raises money for transitional house
A blue Power Ranger circled his opponent slowly, brandishing his color-coordinated foam knife to keep his enemy at bay. A sea of more than 400 people clad in brightly-colored costumes cheered the Power Ranger to victory as anticipation mounted for Circle K’s sixth annual Pillow Fight. Read more...
Photo: Circle K’s Pillow Fight 2014 raised money for the Alexandria House, a nonprofit transitional residence for women and children about 10 miles east of UCLA.
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January 13, 12:00 am
Former UCLA fundraising director joins UC San Diego development team
UCLA’s former fundraising director Steve Gamer recently left the university to join the University of California San Diego, after 11 years with the UCLA development team. Read more...
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January 11, 12:43 pm
Chancellor Block releases statement on records requests
Chancellor Block released an email statement Friday in support of protecting faculty at public institutions from public records requests that could threaten academic research. Read more...
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January 10, 12:00 pm
Analysis says majority of Congress are millionaires
More than half the members of Congress were millionaires for the first time in history in 2012, according to an analysis of financial data by the Center for Responsive Politics. Read more...
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January 10, 12:00 pm
What’s happening at UCLA this weekend: Jan. 10-12
See what’s happening on your campus this weekend: Saturday Reading to Kids Every second Saturday of the month, The Rotaract Club at UCLA participates in Reading to Kids, a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire underserved children through reading. Read more...