The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday meeting that criticized the use of the word “illegal” to describe undocumented individuals. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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August 26, 1:49 am
USAC resolution criticizes use of term ‘illegal’ for undocumented individuals
News
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August 26, 1:47 am
Obama pitches plan to tie federal funding to college ratings system
The University of California could potentially gain or lose future federal funding depending on how its campuses fair in a new ratings system proposed by President Barack Obama on Thursday. Read more...
News, Westwood
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August 26, 1:45 am
UCLA commuters take advantage of alternate forms of transportation
UCLA’s commuting population is opting to carpool, bike or walk to campus at increasing rates, according to a new university study. Only 51 percent of UCLA commuting employees drive by themselves to campus, a 2 percent drop from last year and an almost 10 percent drop from a decade ago, said Renée Fortier, the executive director of UCLA Events and Transportation. Read more...
Photo: A new university study found that more people are choosing to walk, bike and carpool when commuting to UCLA.
Campus, News
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August 26, 1:40 am
UCLA receives $512 million in record-breaking fundraising year
UCLA received its largest amount of donations ever last fiscal year, with $512 million in gifts and pledges from more than 57,900 donors. Read more...
Campus, News
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August 26, 1:35 am
Marching forward: UCLA activists recall memories of historic March on Washington
Even prison guards who kept watch over jailed civil rights activists in Savannah, Ga., listened to the radio broadcast of the March on Washington. Read more...
Photo: Fifty years after the March on Washington, UCLA faculty and activists remember being a part of the 200,000-person crowd that overflowed Washington D.C.’s Mall to participate in the protest that would soon become a symbol of the civil rights movement.
Campus, News
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August 26, 1:04 am
UCLA researchers map out urban agriculture sites taking root in LA
Pockets of farmland and gardens are sprouting up in Los Angeles amid the vast network of the city's widening streets and towering skyscrapers. Read more...
Photo: Urban agriculture sites, such as vegetable gardens, are popping up across Los Angeles.
News, Westwood
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August 24, 4:40 pm
Westwood Brewing Company to close by Sept. 15
The Westwood Brewing Company will close its doors sometime between Aug. 30 and Sept. 15, the restaurant’s management announced Saturday on Facebook. Read more...