The Daily Bruin Editorial Board sat down with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block last week and was given the chance to ask him key questions regarding higher education, budget cuts and university prestige. The following selected questions from the interview give some insight into the mind of the chancellor. Read more...
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October 19, 11:11 pm
California Social Science Experimental Laboratory plans 2000th social experiment
If you were given $200 to split however you wanted between you and an anonymous person, what would you do? What if the other person could deny your offer and no one received any of the money, or if they could see your decision-making process on the computer? Read more...
Photo: William Zame, lab director of the California Social Science Experimental Laboratory, said the lab will be conducting its 2000th experiment this Friday.
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October 19, 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Superior Court judge rules that ban on medical marijuana dispensaries is invalid
A moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries was ruled invalid Monday by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, who said that the move was against state law. Read more...
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October 19, 9:58 pm
Construction on the Hill at UCLA scheduled to bring four new residence halls by 2013
Walking up Bruin Walk past the Intramural Field and LA Tennis Center, students are greeted by gray scaffolding that blocks their path, as tractors cross along the small stretch of road that runs up the residential hill. Read more...
Photo: Construction crews work six days a week to build four new residence halls that will house an additional 1,500 students at UCLA. The buildings are scheduled to be completed by winter 2013.
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October 18, 10:55 pm
Senate may increase Pell Grants
Melanie Simangan's life at UCLA is much different from the life she lived at home with her parents. Read more...
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October 18, 10:54 pm
Commuters make it to class without a car
Soaring rents have kept Jose Hernandez from living in Westwood the entirety of his four years at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Brian Walker (left), a professor of political science, and Jose Hernandez, a fourth-year Latin American studies student, commute to UCLA everyday without a car. Walker bikes to campus, while Hernandez uses the Metro train and the Culvery City bus system.
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October 18, 10:51 pm
UC Center at Sacramento may find new home in Davis
Talks have continued and become more serious regarding the future of the University of California Center at Sacramento. Read more...