Auto workers and teaching assistants may seem like an unlikely alliance. But that is exactly the partnership in place for TAs, readers and tutors at UCLA, who are required to join the United Auto Workers labor union or else pay a fee. Read more...
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April 26, 12:48 am
United Auto Workers labor union to elect representatives for TAs
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April 26, 12:45 am
GSA elections begin online at MyUCLA
Graduate students can cast their votes for next year's student government beginning today. Students can access their ballots on their MyUCLA web pages until noon on May 2. Read more...
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April 26, 12:41 am
Activists protest against animal research during World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week
Protestors in surgical masks and hazmat suits spattered with fake blood gathered at the corner of Le Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard on Monday afternoon to denounce animal research. Read more...
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Demonstrators gathered Monday on Westwood Boulevard to demonstrate against the use of animals in scientific research.
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April 25, 12:23 am
Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young proposes “˜self-sufficiency’ model at Bollens-Ries-Hoffenberg Lecture series
During his 29 years as chancellor of UCLA, Charles E. Young presided over a school that was committed to providing public service to the Los Angeles region. Read more...
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Chancellor Emeritus Charles E. Young speaks Thursday about the relationship between the state and the University of California.
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April 25, 12:22 am
UCLA Mock Trial team takes first at American Mock Trial Association 27th National Championship Tournament
Long Story Short: Members perform a mini mock trial based on their big competition
The UCLA Mock Trial Team took first place at the American Mock Trial Association's 27th National Championship Tournament. A few team members join us in the studio to act out some of the best moments from the competition with a quick version of their mock trial. [4:39]
"Long Story Short: Members perform a mini mock trial based on their big competition"Court case: A grieving parent sues a toy company for the wrongful death of his 2-year-old son. Read more...
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From left, second-year theater student Megan Timpane, coach Nate Smith, second-year English student James Caress, first-year political science student Iain Lampert, fourth-years
American literature and culture student Brandon Hughes and English student Carol McBirney are some of the members of the UCLA Mock Trial team, which is this year’s national champions.
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April 25, 12:21 am
UCLA Pow Wow showcases American Indian culture
As a member of the California Rincon Band of Luiseño American Indians, Liz Fast Horse lived on a reservation until she was 17. Read more...
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UCLA alumna Nora Pulskamp dressed in attire fit for a pow wow.
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April 22, 2:48 am
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz discusses nation's economic situation in Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture at UCLA
Economists and policy-makers need to rethink the long-term development of economics rather than design temporary solutions to crises, Joseph Stiglitz said Thursday at UCLA. Read more...
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Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel laureate and Columbia University economics professor, delivered a lecture on Thursday.