The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
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January 29, 2:06 am
USAC Recap – Jan. 28
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January 29, 1:02 am
UCLA medical student, Project RISHI treats leprosy patients in India
A patient climbed onto the table in the Indian village clinic and began unwrapping his bandages in front of UCLA medical student Nikhil Nadkarni. As the bandages came off bit by bit, Nadkarni began to get uneasy. Read more...
Photo: Nikhil Nadkarni, a UCLA medical student, is currently the adviser for Project Rural India Social and Health Improvement chapters at UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Davis.
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January 29, 1:01 am
Napolitano releases UC-wide guidelines to address discrimination
University of California President Janet Napolitano released a set of requirements Friday mandating that all University of California campuses have certain mechanisms in place to effectively address discrimination, bias and harassment. Read more...
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January 29, 12:58 am
Sotomayor speaks at UCLA law school on succeeding in face of adversity
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to students at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday about overcoming adversity to achieve higher education, a theme that resonated with several students. Read more...
Photo: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talked with UCLA law students Tuesday about some of her personal experiences in overcoming adversity.
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January 29, 12:56 am
Obama focuses on economic gap in State of the Union address
President Barack Obama made expanding economic opportunity for the lower and middle classes the main focus of his State of the Union address Tuesday. The federal deficit is smaller and the economy has largely recovered since the 2008 recession, but Obama said most of the economy’s gains have gone to the rich, not the poor. Read more...
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January 29, 12:56 am
Napolitano participates in Q&A webchat with student panel
University of California President Janet Napolitano joined a panel of five UC students in a Google Hangout Tuesday to discuss university-related issues ranging from student veteran resources to online education. Read more...
Photo: UC President Janet Napolitano talked with a panel of five students from different UC schools in a Google Hangout Tuesday.
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January 29, 12:53 am
‘Jamzilla’ closure may cause congestion on Presidents Day weekend
Three of the five lanes on the northbound 405 Freeway will close for repaving during Presidents Day weekend as part of a construction project officials have dubbed “Jamzilla.” Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to close lanes on the freeway’s Sepulvada Pass for 80 hours Feb. Read more...
Photo: The 405 Freeway will have three of its five northbound lanes closed during Presidents Day weekend.