Student groups will help host a silent walk around campus on Saturday as part of a worldwide event to honor people who have experienced domestic violence. Read more...
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November 1, 1:21 am
UCLA groups organize walk for domestic violence awareness
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November 1, 1:13 am
ASUCLA considers proposal to install sleep pods
The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors is currently considering a proposal to install between seven and 11 sleep pods in Ackerman Union – a plan that has provoked mixed reactions from the UCLA community. Read more...
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October 31, 1:53 am
Smoking ban ignites uncertainty about e-cigarettes
Even though UCLA’s tobacco-free policy prohibits electronic cigarettes, fourth-year history student Jeremy Reynolds continues to use them on campus. Reynolds, a former tobacco smoker, said they help him curb his addiction to regular tobacco cigarettes. Read more...
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October 31, 1:48 am
New plan aims to improve transparency in club financing
Undergraduate student government officials are tightening their auditing policies to make sure student groups spend funds allocated to them more efficiently. The Undergraduate Students Association Council Finance Committee will now require student groups who receive USAC contingency programming funding to report how they use the money, said Cynthia Jasso, chair of the Finance Committee. Read more...
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October 31, 1:43 am
UCLA Homecoming events to fund philanthropic causes
Some of the proceeds from this year’s UCLA Homecoming festivities will be donated to campus charities for the first time since Homecoming was reinstated two years ago. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of students participated in last year’s Homecoming festivities. Some of the profits from this year’s events will go toward campus charities. UCLA Homecoming
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October 31, 1:33 am
Keilis-Borok remembered for earthquake prediction research
Vladimir Keilis-Borok, a professor emeritus in the UCLA Department of Earth and Space Sciences and an internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist, died from a heart illness on Oct. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Professor Vladimir Keilis-Borok died from heart illness on Oct. 19 at his home in Culver City. The internationally known mathematical geophysicist and seismologist was 92.
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October 31, 1:33 am
UCLA to offer chemistry lab classes during the weekend
The UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry Department will begin offering some beginning laboratory classes on the weekend next quarter in response to growing student demand. Read more...