The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Read more...
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January 13, 2:30 am
Small USAC surplus halves student group funding
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January 13, 2:13 am
UCLA officially opens meteorite gallery with interactive exhibit
Visitors stopped to run their hands over the rugged surface of a 357-pound meteorite at Friday’s grand opening of the UCLA Meteorite Gallery. The dark holes and deep set shadows of the meteorite, also known as the Clark Iron, is the new museum’s primary exhibition. Read more...
Photo: Carol Tannan and Lauri Holbrook examine a meteorite at the new UCLA Meteorite Gallery.
Campus, News
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January 13, 2:05 am
Panel opens discussion on Jewish community issues
Amid recent controversial events that have affected the Jewish community, prominent Jewish scholars and leaders convened at UCLA on Sunday to discuss how these issues would affect college students across the country. Read more...
Photo: Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel, was one of the panelists in a discussion about issues that affect Jewish students on college campuses, called “Sharing a Vision for the Future of Jewish Life on Campus and Beyond.”
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January 13, 2:03 am
ASUCLA set to discuss its philanthropy policy
The Associated Students UCLA board of directors is in the process of developing a policy to determine how to respond to philanthropic requests. At its meeting last month, the necessity for such a policy was highlighted by board members when they discussed how to reply to a donation request from members of the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Committee – a group of 10 to 15 students, faculty and members of the community who work to raise donations for and bring attention to Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation of the Philippines last November. Read more...
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January 13, 2:02 am
Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors
UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. Read more...
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January 13, 1:56 am
Circle K’s pillow fight contest raises money for transitional house
A blue Power Ranger circled his opponent slowly, brandishing his color-coordinated foam knife to keep his enemy at bay. A sea of more than 400 people clad in brightly-colored costumes cheered the Power Ranger to victory as anticipation mounted for Circle K’s sixth annual Pillow Fight. Read more...
Photo: Circle K’s Pillow Fight 2014 raised money for the Alexandria House, a nonprofit transitional residence for women and children about 10 miles east of UCLA.
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January 13, 12:00 am
Former UCLA fundraising director joins UC San Diego development team
UCLA’s former fundraising director Steve Gamer recently left the university to join the University of California San Diego, after 11 years with the UCLA development team. Read more...