Staff layoffs have not been part of UCLA's own plan to cope with a $96 million budget cut approved in January, but University of California officials predicted that the option will be on the table systemwide. Read more...
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May 25, 3:15 am
Cornell's dining options enhance dorm living
Anthony Porreca has found a home in Schuyler House, living in the same room for two years. Read more...
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The War Memorial sits at the entrance to Cornell University’s West Campus housing complex. Pictured in the background are undergrad dorms.
Courtesy of Bill Price III
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May 25, 3:10 am
Boston University students are housed in both old and modern buildings
Boston University's newest housing option stands 26 stories tall. Read more...
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A view of Myles Standish Hall at Boston University. The university offers a wide variety of apartment- and dormitory-style housing options.
Courtesy of Tom Kelley
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May 25, 3:04 am
UC Berkeley provides array of themed housing communities to students
During her freshman year at UC Berkeley, Jane Chang was surrounded by other science students as part of the Women in Science and Engineering themed dormitory. Read more...
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A view of Cunningham, left, and Towle Hall, right, buildings in the Unit 2 housing complex at UC Berkeley.
Courtesy of Paul Borokhov
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May 25, 2:58 am
UCLA renovations on the Hill stimulate local construction industry despite tough economic conditions
Since construction of De Neve Plaza broke ground on the Hill 13 years ago, UCLA has been a major economic contributor to the L.A. building industry. Read more...
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May 25, 2:52 am
UCLA aims to extend housing guarantees to more upperclassmen
His room may have a leather couch, but Jake Adler's double in Sproul Hall is still sometimes too small for comfort. Read more...
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Third-year geophysics and space physics student Jake Adler chose to live on the Hill again this year in a comfortable double room in Sproul Hall. Many upperclassmen choose to live in off-campus apartments after their second and third years for more independence.
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May 11, 2:46 am
Financial restrictions from gender equity law Title IX keep sports teams from joining NCAA
From Quidditch to volleyball, club sports allow students to compete without NCAA intensity.
Some teams, however, are at the club level simply because the effects of Title IX gender equity restrictions keep them out of the NCAA.
Men's lacrosse, though sanctioned by the NCAA in many collegiate programs, is not an NCAA sport at UCLA. Read more...
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First-year biochemistry student Andrew Bailey plays with the UCLA Men’s Rugby Club on the Intramural Field during a practice in October 2010.