The undergraduate student government election board sanctioned three candidates Friday for a Facebook post that violated social media rules. On Thursday morning, a student named Christian D. Read more...
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April 8, 4:43 pm
Students put personal twists on fundraising for Dance Marathon
This weekend, dancing comes with a price. Besides the physical and emotional strength it takes to dance 26 hours straight, students must also raise $10 per every hour they dance, which equals to $260. Read more...
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April 8, 4:37 pm
Dance Marathon speakers to discuss experiences with, research for AIDS
The first speaker at this year’s Dance Marathon was infected with HIV at birth and adopted as an infant, even though she wasn’t expected to live for more than a few months. Read more...
Photo: Dancers at the event follow the movements of onstage performers following a speech delivered by Ashley Rose Murphy, an ambassador for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. (Angelina Ruiz/Daily Bruin)
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April 6, 8:57 pm
2017 Graduate Students Association platforms
This year’s Graduate Students Association elections will have four uncontested candidates running with the Moving Forward slate. Elections will take place from April 11-18. Graduate students can vote on MyUCLA, and results will be announced at the April 19 GSA forum meeting. Read more...
Photo: (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
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April 6, 5:19 pm
Contract with union results in wage increase for skilled trades workers
UCLA and the union for campus skilled trades workers ratified a new five-year contract, university officials announced Thursday afternoon. The 600 skilled trades workers will receive a 12.5-percent wage increase and 3-percent annual increases starting July 1. Read more...
Photo: Teamsters Local 2010, which represents UCLA skilled trades workers, had organized protests and strikes this past year calling for higher wages. UCLA and Teamsters agreed on a contract, which workers ratified on Monday. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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April 5, 11:49 pm
Three undergraduates to speak at TEDxUCLA in May
Three UCLA undergraduate students will speak about dance, air pollution and waste disposal among a lineup of professionals and experts at the sixth annual TEDxUCLA event in Royce Hall in May. Read more...
Photo: Angela Chung, a fourth-year business economics student, developed a tile that collects pollution particles as part of a winning entry to the UCLA FuturizeX competition. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
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April 5, 8:47 pm
Rep. John Lewis to receive UCLA Medal, deliver lecture at Royce Hall
A civil rights leader and current congressman will come to UCLA on Monday to receive the UCLA Medal and deliver a lecture. Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia, will deliver the 5th Annual Winston C. Read more...
Photo: Rep. John Lewis will receive the UCLA Medal Monday and deliver the Winston C. Doby lecture at Royce Hall. (Public Domain photo via LBJ Library)