A service from the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to increase community involvement in local government is calling for residents to submit nominations for the best neighborhood council. Read more...
News, Westwood
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May 19, 1:21 am
EmpowerLA opens nominations for best neighborhood council
Campus, News
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May 19, 1:19 am
Bruin Scouts hosts college day tour for LA-based troops
Young boy scouts and girl scouts stood in front of John Wooden, striking poses with their arms crossed and stern gazes. They came across his statue after deciphering the clues in a scavenger hunt, an interactive campus tour which was part of Bruin Scouts College Day, Bruin Scouts’ biggest event of the year. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Jonathan Wu)
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May 19, 1:17 am
UCLA School of Law fundraiser aims to raise $150M
The UCLA School of Law launched fundraising efforts alongside UCLA’s Centennial Campaign Friday, to raise $150 million for the professional school. The law school will use the funds to support student scholarships and improve research initiatives, among other causes, according to a statement from the UCLA School of Law. Read more...
News, Westwood
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May 19, 1:15 am
Five UCLA students elected to Westwood Neighborhood Council
Five UCLA students were elected Sunday to the Westwood Neighborhood Council, an advisory board that represents the Westwood community to the Los Angeles City Council. The council formed in 2010 and receives a $37,000 budget to fund initiatives that support the Westwood community. Read more...
Photo: Five UCLA students were elected to the Westwood Neighborhood Council at Sunday’s election. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 16, 10:33 pm
Students respond to criticisms of joint ethics statement by Block, Napolitano
This article was updated on May 18 at 8:35 p.m. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and University of California President Janet Napolitano released statements on Friday criticizing students’ efforts to discourage undergraduate student government leaders from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. Read more...
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May 16, 8:00 am
Centennial Campaign seeks to raise $4.2 billion for UCLA
Dots of light danced across the facade of Royce Hall on Thursday night, slowly combining to form images of UCLA’s iconic campus locations and figures. “It all began with an idea,” a voice boomed to a crowd of donors, administrators and students gathered in Royce Quad. Read more...
Photo: A light show on Royce Hall helped kicked off the Centennial Campaign. Courtesy of Suzannah Mathur
Campus, News, Student Government
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May 16, 2:26 am
Pro-Israel groups speak out at Board of Regents meeting
At Thursday’s University of California Board of Regents meeting, several pro-Israel organizations voiced concerns about the request by a handful of UCLA student groups that undergraduate student government officers should be barred from accepting expenses-paid trips to Israel with certain lobbying and interest groups. Read more...