A University of California systemwide organization launched a new website for a campaign aiming to increase state funding for the University last week. The UC Student Association’s Fund the UC Campaign looks to find alternate ways to increase funding for UC schools. Read more...
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News, Westwood
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January 11, 10:20 pm
Rocket Fizz candy shop opens karaoke lounge in party room
Westwood residents can sing at a new karaoke lounge in Rocket Fizz, a candy shop on Broxton Avenue. The karaoke lounge is the newest addition to the candy store’s Rocket Room, a private party room on the store’s second floor. Read more...
Photo: Rocket Fizz, a candy store in Westwood Village, added a karaoke lounge earlier this month. Customers can reserve the room for two-hour periods. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
Campus, News
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January 11, 6:47 pm
Groups continue protests against history professor Gabriel Piterberg
Students with several campus groups continued their protests against a professor accused of sexual harassment Wednesday. Bruin Consent Coalition, United Auto Workers Local 2865 and Bruins Against Sexual Harassment members held up signs in the hallway outside the classroom in Broad Art Center where Gabriel Piterberg, a history professor, was lecturing. Read more...
Photo: Protesters with several campus groups demonstrated outside the classroom of history professor Gabriel Pieterberg on Wednesday, after larger protests on Monday forced one class to be cancelled and one to be dismissed early. (Courtesy of Bruins Against Sexual Harassment)
News, Student Government
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January 11, 6:07 am
USAC Recap – Jan. 10
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings usually take place every week on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Read more...
Campus, News
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January 10, 10:42 pm
UCLA skilled trade workers end five-day strike protesting wages
Hundreds of workers waved plastic-wrapped signs that read “UC unfair! Strike!” in the air, undeterred by the rain. Members of Teamsters Local 2010 marched on campus and throughout Westwood several times Tuesday as part of their push for higher wage increases. Read more...
Photo: Skilled trade workers wrapped up a five-day strike at UCLA Tuesday, while clerical workers across the UC went on strike for 24 hours the same day. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
News, UC
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January 10, 10:03 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown proposes UC budget increase, financial aid changes
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed giving the University of California an additional $146 million in his 2017-18 budget proposal released Tuesday morning. Brown proposed increasing the UC system’s general fund by $131 million, based on a 2014 agreement between the UC system and the governor, said UC spokesperson Claire Doan. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his budget proposal for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which included about $140 million more in funding for the University of California. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A Closer Look, Campus, News
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January 10, 9:23 pm
Former ADPi house mother starts a new chapter after 25-year stint
Sisters from the Alpha Delta Pi sorority would take 81-year-old Joan Kaas out to party in celebration of birthdays and graduations. “They’d take me downtown to the Edison, which is a nightclub, to hear musicians that I wanted to hear,” she said. Read more...
Photo: Joan Kaas was a house mother at the UCLA chapter of Alpha Delta Pi from 1990 to 2016, where she oversaw the hiring of staff and maintenance of the property and mentored the sorority members. (Courtesy of Joan Lange Kaas)