Some graduating students experienced technical difficulties purchasing commencement tickets Tuesday afternoon, soon after the tickets went on sale. Students who tried to buy their tickets through the MyUCLA website were not able to complete their purchases because of heavy traffic on the server, said a student representative from MyUCLA. Read more...
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April 29, 6:01 pm
Heavy traffic on MyUCLA delays students’ ability to buy commencement tickets
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April 29, 3:23 pm
Hearing rescheduled for former UCLA water polo player charged with rape
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. A Los Angeles superior court judge rescheduled the pretrial hearing for former UCLA water polo player Hakop Kaplanyan, who is being charged with forcible rape. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
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April 29, 2:52 pm
UCLA to reject $3M pledge from Donald Sterling, will return $425K donation received
UCLA will return a $425,000 donation that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling gave the university for kidney research, saying his recent comments are “racist and extraordinarily repugnant.” UCLA will also reject the remainder of the total $3 million pledge Sterling promised to the UCLA Division of Nephrology, according to a statement. Read more...
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April 29, 2:22 pm
Student group alleges conflict of interest in two USAC councilmembers’ votes
Members of Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA are officially challenging the legitimacy of two undergraduate student government councilmembers’ votes on a controversial divestment resolution brought to council last quarter. Read more...
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April 29, 12:41 am
Susan Wojcicki to deliver Anderson commencement address
CEO of YouTube and UCLA Anderson School of Management alumna Susan Wojcicki will deliver the commencement address to the school’s graduating class in June. Wojcicki currently oversees YouTube’s content and business operations, engineering and product development, and is a member of UCLA Anderson’s board of visitors. Read more...
Photo: Susan Wojcicki (UCLA Anderson School of Management)
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April 29, 12:41 am
Judicial Board orders Election Board to change USAC elections calendar
The undergraduate student government Judicial Board found Monday night that the length of the current elections voting period violates the Election Code and ordered the Election Board to change it. Read more...
Photo: Undergraduate student government president John Joanino was a witness for Election Board chair Anthony Padilla at a Judicial Board hearing Monday night. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
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April 29, 12:37 am
Napolitano submits testimony about research funding to U.S. Senate
University of California President Janet Napolitano submitted testimony Monday to a U.S. Senate hearing, calling for increased federal support for research. The hearing, “Driving Innovation Through Federal Investments” taking place Tuesday, will collect data and analysis on the status of federal investments in research and innovation projects. Read more...