Bright red, blue and yellow balloons spotted the Cal and Pell Grant rally on Thursday, representing students' worries of the possibility of the program's elimination. Read more...
Campus, News, Westwood
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November 5, 11:02 pm
USAC rallies for Cal and Pell Grants
News, Westwood
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November 5, 11:01 pm
Billionaire to donate $100 million for reopening of Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
On Oct. 29, the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation announced it would give a $100-million underwriting guarantee to the proposed partnership between L.A. County and the University of California to reopen the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital in south Los Angeles. Read more...
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November 5, 10:57 pm
UCLA student balances school and single motherhood
It's an early Wednesday morning, and 5-year-old Paloma is sitting on the sofa watching "Clifford the Big Red Dog." She's grabbed a box of Corn Pops and is eating them out of the bag while her mother, Nancy Gamboa, 26, gets ready in the bathroom. Gamboa has only a limited amount of time before she has to walk her daughter to the University Village day care center where Paloma will stay until closing time at 5 p.m. Read more...
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November 5, 10:51 pm
Hanson to lead ‘Take the Walk’ at UCLA to fight AIDS and poverty
Students can help fight HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa just by taking a walk. Read more...
Photo: The Hanson brothers, famous for the song “Mmmbop,” will bring the Take the Walk campaign to UCLA on Saturday.
News, Westwood
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November 5, 10:43 pm
UCLA Blood and Platelet Center coordinator dies at 59
Jaime Rivas, platelet coordinator for the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center, died Oct. 16 in Costa Rica after a short illness. He was 59. Read more...
News, Westwood
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November 4, 9:00 pm
UCLA community reacts to Iran’s nuclear program
Amid global concern about a potential nuclear threat, the Iranian government maintains that its burgeoning nuclear program is a peaceful civil endeavor. Read more...
Arts, News, Westwood
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November 4, 9:00 pm
Young Bruin publishes novel
Step aside, Christopher Paolini "“ there's a new young author in town. Second-year undeclared student Dan Elconin has recently published his creation, "Never After," a young-adult fantasy novel that provides a dark twist to the traditional story of Peter Pan. Defying the odds with its recent publishing success, his book is a sign that young authors looking to make a name for themselves can now realize that publication is, in fact, possible. Read more...