The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings take place every week on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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December 2, 2:34 pm
USAC recap — Dec. 1
Campus, News, UC
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December 2, 11:37 am
UC extends application deadline for transfer students to Jan. 4
Transfer students applying to University of California campuses for fall 2016 will have an extra month to submit their applications, the University announced Wednesday. The new deadline for transfer applications is Jan. Read more...
Photo: The University of California announced Wednesday an extension of the deadline for transfer student applications to Jan.4 (Emaan Baqai/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Crime, News, Westwood
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December 1, 9:06 pm
UCPD looking for man accused of choking woman in parking lot
University police are searching for a man who choked a woman by the neck in a UCLA parking lot Sunday morning. The woman reported the man approached her about 9 a.m. Read more...
Campus, News
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November 30, 10:45 am
UCLA officials plan to shut down white student union Facebook page
UCLA administrators said they intend to shut down the UCLA White Student Union Facebook page, in a statement released Tuesday to some student organization leaders. Officials said in the statement they think the page misrepresents UCLA and could mock student groups that advocate for equity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA administrators will shut down the White Student Union Facebook page, which has a description claiming it was created by UCLA students. (Screenshot of UCLA White Student Union Facebook page)
News, Science & Health
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November 30, 10:34 am
Engineering school dean to step down after overseeing years of improvement
The dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will step down in January, after more than 12 years of service. During his tenure as dean, Vijay Dhir increased the number of academic scholarships available from about five to 130, recruited new faculty, improved the school ranking and built Engineering buildings V and VI. Read more...
Campus, News
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November 30, 10:25 am
UCLA programs respond to rapid growth in computer science field
Increasing demand for coding skills has prompted academic departments to provide more opportunities for students to practice computational thinking. The interest in programming skills has grown rapidly in both UCLA classes and career fields, said Robert Gould, undergraduate vice chair of the statistics department. Read more...
News, Westwood
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November 30, 9:11 am
Westwood official resigns, joins animal welfare initiative
A Westwood Village official resigned Monday to join an animal rights group, after serving the community for two years. Sheila Kouhkan, who worked as deputy director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, will become the manager of No-Kill Los Angeles, a Best Friends Animal Society initiative intended to ensure no cats or dogs will be killed in animal shelters by 2017. Read more...
Photo: Sheila Kouhkan resigned from her position as deputy director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association to work in animal rights advocacy. (Tehya Faulk/Daily Bruin)