Lynn "Buck" Compton, a former UCLA baseball and football player, decorated war veteran portrayed in the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers," judge and Los Angeles deputy district attorney, died at his daughter's home in Burlington, Wash., Feb. 25. Read more...
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Lynn “Buck” Compton
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...
Thousands of student protesters from across California gathered at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Monday to protest recent budget cuts and lobby politicians for increased state funding for higher education, actions that evolved into an occupation of the Capitol rotunda by the afternoon. Read more...
Once a week at Phoenix and twice a week at a local middle school, a handful of LIGHTS' 17 active members lead sessions designed to help students feel comfortable with their personal identities. Read more...
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Tenth grader Brittany Johnson, 17, of Phoenix High School, performs a dance on Friday during a weekly class with UCLA student group Bruin LIGHTS.
A sea of students clad in colorful T-shirts gathered in Bruin Plaza on Monday morning, assembling beanbag tosses and makeshift Diet Coke flip cup games. Read more...
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Greek Week, a four-day event that publicizes the Greek System and raises money for charity, kicked off Monday with a carnival in Bruin Plaza.
Starting spring quarter, three online courses will be offered to UCLA students as a part of the University of California Online Instruction Pilot Project, though some students have expressed concerns with the prospect of online learning as opposed to standard courses. Read more...
Jessica Jackley, an Internet micro-loaning entrepreneur, will be the commencement speaker for the 2012 College of Letters and Science's graduation ceremony. Read more...
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Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva.org, will be the 2012 commencement speaker for the College of Letters and Science’s graduation ceremony.
