UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television plans to reverse a controversial proposed change to its undergraduate narrative directing program, professors said Wednesday. Administrators from the School of Theater, Film and Television initially announced in a May 7 email that students taking Undergraduate Film Production – a required course for students in the narrative directing concentration – would collectively only be allowed to make a maximum of eight films. Read more...
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Campus, News
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August 23, 9:17 am
LADWP contains water main burst, limits flooding to UCLA structures
A water main burst on Sunset Boulevard, flooding several UCLA structures, including parking lots 4 and 7 and the Intramural Field. The pipe has since been shut off and the water has been contained, a UCLA official said. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)
By Bernard Mendez
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m. A water main break that flooded multiple structures on campus Sunday morning has been contained, UCLA officials said.
Campus, Crime, News
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May 29, 4:22 pm
UCPD arrests man suspected of sexual assault, cellphone theft
UCPD arrested a man early Friday morning after he allegedly assaulted multiple people on UCLA’s campus. The man allegedly stole a student’s cellphone on Bruin Walk and fled to the Hill where he attempted to sexually assault multiple students between 11:35 p.m. Read more...
News, Science & Health, Westwood
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May 29, 2:58 pm
Ocean preservationists dive in to the effects of DDT dumping at Hammer Museum event
Researchers across academic disciplines should work together to address the negative impacts of human interactions with and educate people about marine ecosystems, ocean preservation activists said at a May 21 event. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Life
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May 28, 9:08 pm
GSA condemns conversion of Weyburn Terrace to undergraduate housing
The Graduate Students Association criticized UCLA Housing’s decision to convert Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing, alleging a lack of input from graduate students. UCLA Housing is converting Weyburn Terrace into undergraduate housing over the next three years, it announced in a Jan. Read more...
Higher Education, News, UC
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May 28, 6:59 pm
12,000 employees to bring UC’s largest union to 60,000 workers
About 12,000 employees joined a union representing UC academic student employees, postdoctoral students and academic researchers May 19, making it the largest union in the UC. Read more...
California, National, News
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May 28, 1:25 pm
A look into the candidates running for California’s 36th congressional district
Democratic incumbent Ted Lieu and six challengers are running for California’s 36th congressional district, which encompasses UCLA and parts of West Los Angeles. Voters will choose the top two candidates for District 36 during the June 2 California primary election. Read more...
California, Los Angeles, National, News
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May 27, 10:58 pm
LA ballot measures could increase taxes on billionaires, hotels, sales
Four measures seeking to raise taxes will appear on Los Angeles’s June 2 ballot. The measures, if passed, would subsidize LA County’s public health system amid federal funding cuts and fill in tax gaps for unlicensed cannabis businesses and online travel companies. Read more...
