Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

City Council approves plans for bus-only lane

The Los Angeles City Council approved plans for the city's first bus-only lane last week, a move applauded by some UCLA staff and student groups. Read more...

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The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a plan to bring the city’s first bus-only lane to Wilshire Boulevard. About 280 students, staff and faculty board the buses on Wilshire each day during the week.


ACLU sues Veterans Affairs over misused West L.A. complex that once served thousands of retired soldiers

On the other side of the 405 Freeway, a site nearly as large as UCLA is entering a legal battle years in the making. Read more...

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Once a thriving haven for thousands of retired soldiers, portions of the West Los Angeles Medical Center & Community Living Center now lie dormant, falling into disrepair. A recently filed lawsuit claims that the site lacks permanent supportive housing for disabled veterans.


New TEDx conference at UCLA provides a stage for presenters to share their insights, innovations in science, technology and art

A sellout crowd of more than 400 people packed a Broad Art Center auditorium decorated with multiple visual displays, musical instruments and a crowd-sourced, fully-automated Nerf gun. Read more...

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Eddo Stern, a UCLA professor of Design | Media Arts, demystifies the gamer’s mentality and interrelates games and reality during a presentation at the TEDx conference on Saturday. A number of UCLA instructors gave presentations.