Undergraduate student government officers have recently raised concerns over the role of a subcommittee in the appointment process for students on campus committees. Read more...
News, Student Government
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October 10, 1:32 am
As USAC reviews committee recommendations, concerns about ability to abstain arise
News, Westwood
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October 9, 12:02 am
Nursing students interested in gerontology speak to residents of senior center
It's a speed meet and greet event at the UCLA School of Nursing and students aren't trying to meet potential spouses "“ they are there to get to know the elderly residents of Belmont Village Senior Living, an assisted living facility in Westwood. Read more...
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Sylvia Lieberman, 95, and Beverly Baum, 88, recount experiences from their pasts. These stories were among the many they shared with UCLA nursing students last Thursday at the “Speed Meet and Greet.”
Campus, News
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October 9, 12:00 am
Financed by the Green Initiative Fund, Ackerman Union receives new solar panels
Twelve rows of gleaming black silicon sheets line the roof of Ackerman Student Union, absorbing the sun's rays into the building's humming electrical system. Read more...
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New solar panels on Ackerman Union’s roof are now in operation. (Courtesy of ASUCLA)
News, Westwood
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October 8, 11:56 pm
Homeless woman charged with trespassing four apartments in Weburn Terrace
A homeless woman is being charged with burglary and trespassing apartments in Weyburn Terrace last month, according to university police. Read more...
Campus, News
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October 8, 1:28 am
Global Siblings program at UCLA fosters friendships between international and domestic students
Despite having grown up more than 6,000 miles apart and being five years apart in age, Russian native Anastasia Burkovskaya and California native Deborah Mariscal found each other last year through the Global Siblings program at UCLA. Read more...
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California resident Deborah Mariscal, a third-year linguistics and philosophy student, and Russian native Anastasia Burkovskaya, an economics graduate student, participated in the Global Siblings program, which is housed in the Dashew Center for International Students & Scholars.
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October 8, 1:28 am
Los Angeles City Council lifts ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
Westwood's only marijuana dispensary, The Farmacy, will continue selling medical marijuana as a result of the vote, said Bill Leahy, the shop's general manager. Read more...
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The Los Angeles City Council repealed a city-wide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries last week, allowing The Farmacy in Westwood to remain open.
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October 8, 1:12 am
UC Student Association elects Raquel Morales as its new president
The UC Student Association elected its new president on Saturday, after its previous president resigned early last week. Raquel Morales, a fourth-year international and Latin American studies student at UC San Diego, was elected through a special election held at the association's regularly-scheduled board meeting at UCLA over the weekend. Read more...
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Raquel Morales is a fourth-year international and Latin American studies student at UCSD.