For the second year in a row, only one candidate is running for each of the four Graduate Student Association positions – president, vice president of internal affairs, vice president of external affairs and vice president of academic affairs. The ballot also includes an advisory referendum and a fee referendum. Read more...
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April 8, 1:07 am
Graduate students to vote on candidates, ballot referendums
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April 5, 2:22 am
Report says tuition hikes unsustainable, proposes methods to reform funding
For the past several years, the University of California has experienced a dynamic of sharp state budget cuts that have been absorbed primarily by increasing tuition – a funding model that a recent report says is unsustainable. Read more...
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April 4, 9:51 pm
Lawsuit challenges Luskin Center project’s tax exemptions
Local nonprofit Save Westwood Village and others filed a lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday to oppose UCLA’s planned Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center – the second lawsuit regarding the center in the past year. Read more...
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April 4, 1:41 am
School of Dentistry gains $11 million through another donation from advocacy group
The UCLA School of Dentistry recently received $11 million from an L.A.-based child advocacy group to expand the scope of its dental care services in Los Angeles County, especially for low-income children and pregnant women. Read more...
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April 4, 1:40 am
The We Speak English Project fosters conversational learning of language
At just 19 years old, Matt Wright found doctors, engineers and chemists calling him “professor.” Wright said he felt undeserving of this title, even though he was helping the professionals learn to speak English. Read more...
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April 4, 1:33 am
Struggling computer store, restaurants highlight need for ASUCLA to control costs
Lower-than-expected revenues at North Campus eateries and the student union computer store this year will most likely cause Associated Students UCLA to make adjustments in its services and management for the 2013-2014 school year, according to officials. Read more...
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April 4, 1:31 am
USAC rejects student-initiated wellness referendum
The undergraduate student government on Tuesday rejected a student-initiated $10 quarterly fee increase referendum that would support retention and access programs, despite requests from several students to put the fee increase up for a vote in the upcoming May elections. Read more...