Friday, May 15

Hospital construction over budget

Construction shortfalls and delays at the Westwood Replacement Hospital will cost UCLA an estimated $35 million to $45 million more than anticipated by the time the hospital opens for operation in 2007, said the hospital’s project director Thursday. Read more...




Proposed budget yields cuts to aid

Though the proposed federal budget provides for an overall increase in financial aid for higher education in 2006, individual students may experience a decrease in their financial aid package in the coming year. Read more...


A defective incentive

Three days before his deadline to decide where to attend graduate school, economics student Ben Hood said he visited UCLA and was guaranteed housing ““ a perk that made his decision slightly easier. Read more...


Projected parking revenues delayed

Delays in the construction of university apartments in Westwood will not cause UCLA Transportation Services to lose money, though the department financed several multi-million dollar parking lots below the buildings. Read more...


News briefs

New panel to supervise patient care The board of supervisors voted to create a panel of independent health care experts to supervise patient care at county-run Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center. Read more...