The U.S. Congress recently allocated $130 million to finance the extension of the Los Angeles Metro line, according to a Metro statement released Jan. 14.The funding will be split in half to cover costs for both the Purple Line Extension project, which will go into Westwood Village, and the Regional Connector project – a Metro line extension across Los Angeles county. Read more...
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January 21, 12:59 am
Congress finances Metro line extension with Westwood stop
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January 21, 12:56 am
UCLA offers higher-level ASL classes to accommodate demand
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Seated in her American Sign Language class, Christina Pettus assuredly moved her fingers and hands to communicate, a task she has done since she was six months old. Read more...
Photo: Benjamin Lewis teaches ASL 5, which UCLA is offering for the first time this quarter. Lewis is currently the only lecturer teaching ASL classes at UCLA.
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January 17, 10:22 pm
Gov. Brown appoints, reappoints four regents to UC board
Governor Jerry Brown appointed Monica Lozano and Richard Sherman to the Board of Regents, who, if confirmed by the state senate, will fill two of the board’s five vacant positions. Read more...
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January 17, 12:41 pm
Calif. drought spurs Gov. Brown to declare state of emergency
Under the governor’s emergency proclamation, state officials are required to implement a statewide water conservation campaign to encourage individuals to cut their daily water use by 20 percent. Read more...
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January 17, 10:52 am
UCLA sets records with more than 100,000 fall 2014 applicants
More than 105,800 people applied for UCLA’s fall 2014 entering class, about a 6 percent rise from last year. UC-wide, schools received about 183,270 applicants, a near 5 percent increase from fall 2013. Read more...
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January 17, 1:31 am
UCLA opens History Writing Center in Bunche Hall
The new History Writing Center opened its doors on Monday to give some history students specialized help on research papers and developing their writing skills. Currently, the center is only available to undergraduate students enrolled in History 96W, 97, 98T, 191 and 198C, which are the most writing intensive courses the History department offers, said Devon Van Dyne, one of three advanced doctoral students who tutor at the center. Read more...
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January 17, 1:29 am
Summit aims to boost college chances for underprivileged
University of California President Janet Napolitano spoke as a panelist about supporting disadvantaged students at a White House summit on Thursday attended by President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and more than 100 higher education leaders. Read more...