Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman introduced a cap-and-trade bill to the Senate on May 12. The American Power Act aims to cut 2005 carbon emission levels 17 percent by 2020, and 80 percent by 2050. Read more...
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May 26, 10:09 pm
American Power Act, introduced by John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman, proposes cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emission levels
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May 25, 10:11 pm
UCLA’s Early Care & Education child services program faces budget constraints
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's May revised state budget proposal bodes well for public higher education systems, but there is one department at UCLA that has a lot to lose should the proposal pass. Read more...
Photo: The revised state budget proposal will eliminate a portion of funding for UCLA’s Early Care & Education program, which cares for children of students, faculty and staff.
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May 25, 10:06 pm
Teacher Education Program prepares future instructors
As graduation approaches, many students from the Teacher Education Program at UCLA may find themselves jobless after June. Read more...
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May 24, 10:57 pm
History seminar, the Memory Project, to unveil plaques in memoriam of Black Panther students killed at Campbell Hall
In Campbell Hall 41 years ago, two UCLA students and members of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense were murdered. Read more...
Photo: AAP Operations Manager Chante Henderson (left) and AAP Director Charles Alexander hold plaques in lecturer Mary Corey’s class to honor slain Black Panther students.
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May 23, 9:00 pm
Bruins run for a seat on Westwood neighborhood council
Steven Somers, Madeline Brozen and Erik Peña all have strong attachments to the Westwood community. Read more...
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May 20, 9:51 pm
UC examines proposal to assume care for California prisons in bid to alleviate the state’s budget problems
The UC Board of Regents weighed the possibility of managing the state prison health care system in a public discussion Thursday in San Francisco, marking the first step in an ongoing University of California investigation into the topic. Read more...
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May 20, 9:48 pm
Taking risks to teach lessons: One Bruin’s long journey to bring a school to ethnic Karen refugees in Burma
Suffering from food poisoning, he finally made it to the river separating Burma and Thailand. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year UCLA student Benjamin Moore, one of four students who received the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award, was honored for his involvement with Bruins for Burma.