From his food truck stationed on Wilshire Boulevard, Peter Barnes passes his latest customer a plate of nachos "“ and an iPad. Read more...
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November 16, 1:23 am
Square Up creates mobile credit card device and app for easy electronic payment
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November 16, 1:19 am
A minority within the LGBT community
Ryth Mendez doesn't identify as just male or just female. Read more...
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Fifth-year Asian American studies student Ryth Mendez identifies as genderqueer. Mendez faces challenges both on and off campus but has never reported it for fear of other people misunderstanding or retaliation.
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November 16, 1:18 am
Williams Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary, carries on support for LGBT community
The Williams Institute at UCLA celebrated its 10th anniversary of law and public policy research based around the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community this year. Read more...
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November 16, 1:14 am
Plans for new UCLA hotel and conference center get negative responses from community
Round two of UCLA's efforts to build a hotel and conference center on campus has begun, and public reaction to the proposal was largely negative at a meeting Monday night. Last spring, the university scrapped plans to construct a hotel in place of the existing faculty center, due in part to outcry from professors and concerns raised by the Academic Senate. Now administrators hope to build a scaled-down version of the project at Parking Structure 6, in between Spaulding Field and Ackerman turnaround. The Monday meeting, which took place at the faculty center, was about the environmental impact of building at this new location. Read more...
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November 16, 1:08 am
Olympians partner with Deloitte to share stories, inspire business students
April Holmes tripped and fell 30 meters before the finish line in the 200 meters at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Read more...
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Figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek speaks at an event in the UCLA Anderson School of Management Tuesday night.
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November 15, 1:46 am
UC Regents meeting canceled over fears of violence from San Francisco demonstrations
For the first time, a UC Board of Regents meeting has been canceled because of public safety concerns. Read more...
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November 15, 1:44 am
UC Education Abroad Program working to keep students in Thailand safe from heavy floods
Kaitlin Barnea has witnessed trash-ridden waters and bare supermarket shelves in her term studying abroad in Bangkok, Thailand. Read more...
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An elderly Thai couple and their pets ride a boat as they are evacuated from a flooded neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Bangkok authorities are telling more residents to leave as floodwaters threaten southwestern neighborhoods in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)