In the face of opposition from student governments throughout the University of California system, a systemwide student lobbying organization is issuing unprecedented stipends to both its chair and vice chair this year, all during a budget deficit. Read more...
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November 25, 9:00 pm
Neal paid more despite deficit
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November 25, 9:00 pm
Black Sunday temporarily discontinued
UCLA’s infamous Black Sunday, the first Sunday of fall quarter before rush, is known for multiple fraternity parties. “It has become a mythic thing where people from other schools come down and it turns to chaos,” said Justin Pritchard, Sigma Alpha Epsilon social chair. Read more...
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November 25, 9:00 pm
UCLA’s The Water Project refreshes city’s homeless
Students in small clusters walk down a street where tents serve as homes, passing out bottles of water to the scattered residents. It’s another day in “Tent City,” and the homeless are thankful to receive a necessity that is difficult to come by in their community. Read more...
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November 25, 9:00 pm
A communication studies lecturer’s life
While lecturers at the University of California are engaged in an ongoing fight for improved benefits, a number of a lecturers remain seemingly unaffected. Aiming to gain publicity for their demands for better job security, higher salaries, and more respect, over 1,000 lecturers went on strike at five UC campuses last month. Read more...
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November 25, 9:00 pm
Student groups unite in fasting
Muslim and Jewish students met Monday evening to eat dinner together after a day of fasting and to pray for peace. The gathering, held behind Kerckhoff Hall at 5:00 p.m. Read more...
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November 25, 9:00 pm
Creative parking doesn’t count in L.A.
All roads lead to Westwood ““ but none offer traveler’s parking. Westwood is a maze of streets, corners, meters and parking booths turning and twisting to infinitum. Read more...
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November 24, 9:00 pm
Protesters arrested after trespassing at military fort
When Seth Cohen approached the fence that surrounds a military compound in Georgia last Sunday, he knew he was in trouble. But, harboring a five-year grievance against the training ground for Latin American soldiers, he and nearly 90 others stepped across the line anyway. Read more...