Saturday, May 2

Federal student aid may be cut

As much as $14 billion could be cut from federal student financial aid programs if certain proposed budget adjustments are approved by the U.S. Congress. The reductions are being discussed as a means to rein in the federal budget deficit, but many student groups across the country find the proposal alarming due to the potential effect on their financial futures. Read more...



Weyburn Terrace residents uniting

No hot water or gas and a lot of dust are among some of the problems graduate students living in Weyburn Terrace have experienced since the opening of the apartments last fall. Read more...





Twins with rare disease improving

Twin brothers with a rare heart disease and in need of heart transplants have improved in health since arriving at UCLA. The 12-week-old identical twin boys, Nicholas and Nathaniel Draper, were transferred from the neonatal intensive care unit to the pediatric unit at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital about two weeks ago. Read more...