A Pasadena city manager will serve as the next administrative vice chancellor effective March, UCLA officials announced in a statement Friday. Michael Beck has operated Pasadena’s $685 million budget and manages city departments, such as the fire, police, public works and transportation departments, since the beginning of his term as city manager in October 2008. Read more...
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November 20, 4:08 pm
Pasadena city manager appointed UCLA administrative vice chancellor
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November 20, 10:19 am
Student-run startup Kotu offers printing, delivery service
Sonny Desai hurried through North Village late Monday night, trekking through the frigid wind. Instead of taking shelter indoors, Desai, a third-year economics student, delivered a printed PowerPoint document to a student on Kelton Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Left to right: Sonny Desai, Terrell Gray, Luke Chui, Steve O’Dell. Four UCLA students started Kotu Printing, a company that prints and delivers documents on campus and in Westwood. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 20, 12:22 am
Holocaust survivors share experiences through Bearing Witness program
Last winter, Ariel Azhdam nervously approached a Holocaust survivor sitting at a table in front of him, unsure of what to expect and afraid he would ask the wrong questions. Read more...
Photo: The Bearing Witness program allows students to meet with Holocaust survivors every other week for lunch at Hillel. (Courtesy of Andrew Rosenstein)
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November 20, 12:20 am
ASUCLA discusses proposal for inclusive prayer, meditation space
An undergraduate student government office suggested creating a nondenominational prayer and meditation space on campus during last Friday’s Associated Students UCLA meeting. Aaliya Khan, the Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative who presented the proposal, said UCLA is one of the only UC campuses that does not have a prayer space on campus. Read more...
Photo: Students pray outside of Kerckhoff Hall throughout the day because there is no nondenominational prayer and meditation space on campus. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
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November 20, 12:00 am
Offering a look at the other side of flyering
Walking down Bruin Walk can feel like navigating an obstacle course. The obstacles? All the people flyering who try to get you to buy something, check out a club or go to an event. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo)
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November 19, 6:58 pm
UC Regents recap — Nov. 19
The University of California Board of Regents, the governing board of the University, approved its operating budget, which includes an enrollment plan for the next three years. Read more...
Photo: The University of California Board of Regents concluded its bimonthly meeting in UC San Francisco on Thursday. (Arman Sharif/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 19, 3:48 pm
Regents approve plan to increase UC resident enrollment by 10,000
This post was updated on Nov. 19 at 4:55 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Regents approved an operating budget plan Thursday that will aim to increase resident enrollment in the UC by 10,000 students over the next three years. Read more...
Photo: On Thursday, the University of California Board of Regents Committees on Finance and Long Range Planning approved an enrollment plan to increase resident enrollment by 10,000 students. (Arman Sharif/Daily Bruin senior staff)