President Barack Obama signed into law today a bill that will lower student loan rates for this year. “The amount of debt that young people are coming out of school with is a huge burden on them; it’s a burden on their families,” Obama said in a White House statement. Read more...
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August 9, 5:22 pm
President Obama signs bill lowering student loan interest rates
Crime, News
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August 9, 2:31 pm
Phone stolen from student’s hand in North Village
A thief snatched a student’s cell phone out of his hand while he was walking in the North Village Thursday afternoon. The student was walking east on Strathmore Avenue at about 1 p.m. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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August 7, 1:49 pm
USAC votes to increase councilmember stipend
Members of UCLA’s undergraduate student government voted Tuesday night to increase their stipends from $355 to $672 per month in an effort to make serving on the council more financially feasible. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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August 6, 11:49 pm
USAC Recap – Aug. 6
The original version of this article contained multiple errors and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Read more...
Campus, News
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August 5, 1:50 am
Forging Connections: Sculpture cements connection between South Dakota, Los Angeles youth
Bridget Beck thinks of art as a way to bring people together. Read more...
Photo: Bridget Beck, a graduate art student, unveiled her sculpture with teenagers from South Dakota last week. The sculpture is Murphy Sculpture Garden’s latest addition.
Campus, News
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August 5, 1:48 am
New zine collection at Powell Library
The impulse to create a zine comes before Julia Glassman knows what story to write or illustrate. The UCLA writing librarian will want to craft something or put an idea into words and sometimes making a zine – a self-published piece of written work or graphic art – will satisfy that craving. Read more...
Photo: Julia Glassman, a UCLA writing librarian, brought about 60 zines to the shelves of Powell Library recently. Glassman and students are working together to build a zine community at UCLA.
News, Science & Health
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August 5, 1:46 am
UCLA Nanoelectronics Research Facility celebrates growth over 20 years
Behind thick glass windows, scientists wearing long white coats, gloves and protective glasses work intently on bulky metal machines in Engineering IV. Read more...