Gulnaz Kiper takes breaks from studying for her finals as often as she can to check news and social media accounts of protests currently taking place in Istanbul. Her family members are some of the Turkish citizens participating in violent protests that erupted in Turkey on Saturday. Read more...
News
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June 6, 1:57 am
Family, nationality connect UCLA students to Turkish protests
News
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June 5, 4:45 pm
UC Berkeley student nominated as 2014-2015 student regent
A University of California Regents committee nominated UC Berkeley student Sadia Saifuddin as the 2014-2015 student regent, according to a press statement from the UC Office of the President released Wednesday. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 4, 10:46 pm
USAC Recap – June 4
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA’s undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
Campus, News
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June 3, 12:20 am
Luskin Center construction to demolish Parking Structure 6, relocate drivers
Bill Dandridge will be relocated to a new parking structure next month, after more than 15 years of parking in the same building, for both work and to attend basketball games at Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Set to open in 2016, the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center will be adjacent to Pauley Pavilion. The center will replace Parking Structure 6.
News, Westwood
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June 3, 12:15 am
Clothing trucks aid growth of Arden Reed, Le Fashion
Anticipating his friend’s approaching wedding day, Allen Jerkens consulted with a tailor, received a 3-D body scan to get precise measurements and ordered a new suit – all inside a black truck parked on Hilgard Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Stacey Steffe, a co-founder of the Le Fashion clothing truck, sets up in front of the W Hotel in Westwood every second Friday of the month.
News, Science & Health
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June 3, 12:00 am
Professor Mark Tramo melds music and medicine
Against his better judgement, Dr. Mark Tramo spent much of his time playing rock ‘n’ roll instead of studying for his pre-medical classes at Yale University in the 1970s. Read more...
Photo: Dr. Tramo plays guitar for his class to demonstrate how music affects the brain. He is a UCLA professor and a physician who teaches a class called “Music and Brain” for undergraduates. He has been a lifelong rock ‘n’ roll enthusiast and researches the possibility of using music to help patients.
A Closer Look, News
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May 31, 2:35 am
Steven McNichols, former Freedom Rider, remembered for civil rights activism
Steven McNichols, a UCLA Freedom Rider and a lifelong advocate for civil rights and social justice, died last week after battling two forms of cancer. Read more...