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Campus, News, Podcasts
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February 19, 12:00 am
Debate team provides cultural and intellectual back-and-forth
The UCLA Speech and Debate team met yesterday with Chinese students from different universities for a lively back-and-forth about whether the United States should accept Syrian refugees. Read more...
Photo: Diana Luna/Daily Bruin
Campus, News
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February 18, 11:17 pm
Southern Lights reopens after flood investigation
Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of Sciences Student Center, reopened Thursday after the store flooded in November. UCLA officials shut down the store when water that flooded the ground floor tested positive for sewage-related bacteria. Read more...
Photo: Southern Lights, a coffee shop in the Court of Sciences, reopened Thursday after shutting down due to flooding in November. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
News, Science & Health
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February 18, 11:09 pm
Proposed bill threatens funding for scientific research
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Feb. 10 that would restrict the National Science Foundation to award grants only to research projects that aim to improve the American economy, strengthen national defense or otherwise further national interest. Read more...
News, Westwood
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February 18, 1:36 pm
Westwood BID recap – Feb. 18
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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February 18, 1:18 am
USAC discusses bloc voting, other concerns about election process
Several undergraduate student government officers and Election Board officials met Wednesday to discuss bloc voting and other concerns about the student government election process. The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Constitutional Review Committee, which is in charge of proposing changes to USAC bylaws or the Election Code, convened to discuss possible solutions that aim to make the election process more fair. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate Students Association Council Facilities Commissioner Ian Cocroft said at a meeting about the upcoming USAC election he thinks the order the candidates’ names appear on the ballot should be randomized. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)
News, Westwood
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February 18, 1:17 am
City commission votes to keep Westwood Boulevard bike lane in plan
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission voted to keep a Westwood Boulevard bike lane in the Mobility Plan 2035 at a public hearing Feb. 11. At the meeting, the city’s planning department advised the commission against changing plans for the bicycle network because officials determined Westwood Boulevard is an important north-south corridor for cyclists. Read more...