A former UCLA physics professor has been fined $1.7 million and sentenced to six months of home detention for submitting fraudulent invoices while under a federal contract, officials said. Read more...
Crime, News
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October 11, 5:43 pm
Former professor fined $1.7M in federal fraud case
Campus, News
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October 11, 2:05 pm
Napolitano’s visit to UCLA sparks student protest
University of California President Janet Napolitano smiled as she walked past student protesters to begin her meeting with students and administrators in the Bruin Plate dining hall this afternoon. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Janet Napolitano walks past protesters outside of Bruin Plate.
Campus, News
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October 11, 1:30 am
Student group to hold rally in light of Napolitano’s campus visit
About six students protested the appointment of University of California President Janet Napolitano outside of Powell Library Thursday in advance of her visit to the UCLA campus. Read more...
Photo: A student knelt with a bag over her head in part of a protest against the appointment of Janet Napolitano as UC President. The student represented the people who were deported when Napolitano served as the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Campus, News
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October 11, 1:21 am
Students raise flag in Bruin Plaza to celebrate Taiwan’s National Day
Raising the Taiwanese flag over UCLA Thursday morning brought Yu-Lun Liang back to his elementary school days in Taiwan, where he sang his country’s national anthem every week. Read more...
Photo: Students gather in Bruin Plaza to celebrate Taiwan’s National Day by raising the national flag.
News
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October 11, 1:18 am
What’s happening at UCLA this weekend: Oct. 11 – 13
See what’s happening on your campus this weekend: TODAY AXIS Dance Company Performance Workshop As part of UCLA’s Disability Awareness Week, AXIS created a “physically integrated dance,” a contemporary dance that evolved from the collaboration between dancers with and without disabilities. Read more...
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October 11, 12:38 am
UCLA Transportation report evaluates progress made on 2006 bike plan
Surrounded by wheel spokes and winding gears, Asher Toback spends his work hours fixing up students’ tattered bicycles in a small space tucked in the back of the John Wooden Center. Read more...
Photo: Vinnie Bui, a fourth-year anthropology student, is one of many students who work at the UCLA Bike Shop, doing repairs and fixing bikes.
News, Westwood
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October 11, 12:30 am
Westwood Urban Outfitters announces plans for expansion
Urban Outfitters recently announced plans to relocate and expand its Westwood location to create its third-largest store in California. Construction on the new storefront will begin in April and open in late 2014, said Rick Chancellor, western region vice president for The McDevitt Company. Read more...