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Higher Education, News, UC
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December 4, 5:09 pm
UC Regents decide to end standardized testing for admissions
The University of California Board of Regents ruled that the UC system will not use any standardized tests in the application process for the foreseeable future during its November meeting. Read more...
Photo: The SAT and ACT tests will not be replaced with another standardized test in the University of California admissions process. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, News
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December 3, 9:32 pm
LA mayoral candidate proposes doubling size of city council
Los Angeles City Attorney and 2022 mayoral candidate Mike Feuer is pushing for a ballot measure to double the size of the LA City Council. Under Feuer’s proposal, the number of city council members would increase from 15 to 30. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles may see its city council doubled in size under mayoral candidate Mike Feuer’s plan to increase the number of council members from 15 to 30. If the proposal receives enough signatures, voters will consider it on the November 2022 ballot. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A Closer Look, National, News
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December 3, 3:15 pm
UCLA alumni selected for 2021-2022 White House Fellows program
Two UCLA alumni were selected for yearlong appointments as 2021-2022 White House fellows. The White House Fellows program was created in 1964 to bring professionals from various disciplines and careers to Washington to work alongside government officials to learn about federal leadership and policymaking. Read more...
Photo: (Kimi Jung/Daily Bruin)
Campus, Higher Education, News
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December 3, 3:15 pm
UCLA disperses COVID-19-related emergency grants to eligible students
Some UCLA students with exceptional financial need said they were surprised to receive additional financial aid through emergency relief grants they did not apply for. The university began releasing grants from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in spring 2020. Read more...
Photo: (Christopher Kha/Daily Bruin)
News
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December 2, 9:14 pm
UCLA Store, Operation Hat Trick raise funds for veterans’ organizations
The UCLA Store partnered with Operation Hat Trick to sell apparel in support of the UCLA Veteran Resource Center. This year, the UCLA Store collaborated with Operation Hat Trick to offer a limited merchandise collection in support of the UCLA Veteran Resource Center, according to a Nov. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA Store partnered with Operation Hat Trick to raise money for the Veteran Resource Center on campus. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
A Closer Look, International, News
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December 2, 6:07 pm
Armenian Image Archive aims to illuminate Armenian experience via photography
The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA partnered with a film foundation to create an image archive to recognize and celebrate decades of Armenian photography. The Promise Armenian Institute signed an official memorandum of understanding with the Armenian Film Foundation in April, said Hasmik Baghdasaryan, deputy director of the Promise Armenian Institute, in an emailed statement. Read more...
Photo: A boy carries a loaf of bread in the Armenian city of Gyumri in a photo from “Aftermath: The Armenian Earthquake of 1988,” an exhibition presented by the Armenian Image Archive. (Courtesy of Asadour Guzelian)