California voters will not be able to vote this year on a measure that would have allowed state universities to consider race in admissions decisions. The voter measure, Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, would have overturned part of California’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action by allowing universities to increase racial diversity by considering a college applicant’s race. Read more...
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March 18, 1:35 am
Measure on affirmative action not to be on Calif. ballot
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March 18, 1:33 am
UCLA connections contribute to winter wonderland of ‘Frozen’
It’s difficult to make the complex texture of snow appear in animated form. One wrong step could make it look like icy slush or mashed potatoes. Read more...
Photo: Joseph Teran and Craig Schroeder are UCLA mathematicians who helped animate snow in Disney’s “Frozen.” (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
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March 18, 1:32 am
UCPD recovers stolen goods, returns them to Westwood residents
University police arrested two men early Sunday morning in connection with the burglary of a Westwood apartment. Police officers on foot patrol spotted Michael Bender, 19, and Christian Bridges, 18, walking in the North Village at about 1:30 a.m., carrying large backpacks, said Nancy Greenstein, spokeswoman for UCPD. Read more...
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March 18, 1:24 am
UCLA Sex Squad crowdfunds to tour LAUSD schools
The UCLA Sex Squad, a sexual education group under the UCLA Art & Global Health Center, is currently trying a new crowdfunding initiative to raise money and bring an arts-based approach to sexual education to local high school students. Read more...
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March 18, 12:26 am
UC agriculture division under president’s control again
The University of California’s agriculture division is again reporting directly to the UC president, six years after it was reorganized to adjust for funding cuts. In a press release last week, UC President Janet Napolitano said she hopes the change will highlight the role of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the state’s economy. Read more...
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March 18, 12:25 am
De Neve to stay open until late April due to delays
UCLA Dining Services recently decided to push back De Neve dining hall’s closing date about one month to give officials more time to reevaluate their designs for the space’s remodel.The dining hall is now set to close on April 27 instead of the beginning of spring quarter as originally intended. Read more...
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March 18, 12:00 am
ASUCLA Board of Directors meeting recap: March 14
Associated Students UCLA is a multi-million dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board and campus services and enterprises.PROPOSALS The board passed a proposal that would allow a graduate student’s fruit cart business, Miiveh, to begin operating on a pilot basis. Read more...