Hundreds of new teaching assistants will be hired at UCLA this year, but some graduate students are expressing skepticism about the long-term security of these positions. Read more...
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August 15, 1:24 am
UCLA will hire 400 new TAs this year
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August 15, 1:19 am
Westwood's new Business Improvement District hopes to restore the Village
Andrew Thomas marches up Westwood Boulevard toward UCLA, stopping to point out gum on the sidewalks, overgrown trees and a Daily Bruin newsstand in desperate need of a paint job. Read more...
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Andrew Thomas, executive director of Westwood’s Business Improvement District, stands before one of Westwood’s landmark buildings. With a budget of $1.3 million, he is charged with revitalizing the Village.
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August 15, 1:11 am
UCLA students in Shakespeare travel study program unaffected by London riots
UCLA students and faculty in England for study abroad programs were largely unaffected by an outburst of violent riots in the country last week, officials say. Read more...
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August 15, 1:09 am
Hispanic Youth Institute aims to empower high school students through college program at UCLA
The Hispanic Youth Institute held its third annual college empowerment program at UCLA for 106 high school students last week. Read more...
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Software engineer Heriberto Reynoso speaks to high school students as part of the Hispanic Youth Institute’s college empowerment program.
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August 15, 1:05 am
UCLA alumnus Lowell Milken gives law school $10 million
Following a $10 million donation from alumnus Lowell Milken on Tuesday, the UCLA School of Law plans to expand existing programs and continue to pursue private donations until at least 2012, officials say. Read more...
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School of Law Dean Rachel Moran stands with businessman, education reform advocate and alumnus Lowell Milken, who donated $10 million.
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August 8, 1:25 am
Separated by UCLA surgeons, previously conjoined twins celebrate 10th birthday
Nine years ago, two conjoined twins from a small village in Guatemala were flown to UCLA to receive a complicated separation operation. Read more...
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Maria de Jesus, right, thanks guests for attending the birthday party held for her and her twin sister Maria Teresa in Malibu on Aug. 6. The twins were born conjoined at the head and were separated by a UCLA surgical team in a 2002 operation.
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August 8, 1:19 am
CASE STUDY: Oslo massacre inspires tolerance and an activist spirit for a more open society
After nine years of meticulous planning, Anders Behring Breivik drove to Norway's capital on July 22 with a car full of fertilizer set to explode. Read more...