Friday, June 26

Harley Davidson motorcyclists make trip to Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA for 21st annual toy run

NEWS BRIEF: Motorcyclists deliver holiday cheer to pediatric patients in Harley toy run

November 21, 2010 – On Sunday morning, motorcyclists spent some time with patients at Mattel Children's Hospital's annual toy run. The event was started 21 years ago and has become an annual tradition for the bikers of the Anaheim-Fullerton Harley Owners Group chapter of Southern California. [1:22]

"NEWS BRIEF: Motorcyclists deliver holiday cheer to pediatric patients in Harley toy run"

For the last 21 years, Harley Davidson motorcyclists have ridden their bikes up from Fullerton to the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital to donate toys to child patients around the holidays. The event has garnered more than 100 bikers in the past, but this year only nine showed up on Sunday because of heavy rain. Read more...

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John Terpy lets patient Xavier Owens, 7, sit on his motorcycle. Sunday was the 21st annual Harley toy run at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital in which Harley Davidson motorcyclists delivered toys to child patients at the hospital.



Thanksgiving begins with donations through annual UCLA Food Drive, Swipes for the Homeless

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the so-called season of giving, and groups across campus have stepped up to collect for students and local homeless people in need. The giving begins with the annual UCLA Food Drive, which started last week and continues through Dec. Read more...

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Swipes for the Homeless, a program in which students can donate meal swipes for food to feed the homeless, will take place during 10th week. (courtesy of Bryan Pezeskhi)


Regents approve 8 percent tuition increase

The University of California Board of Regents approved an 8 percent tution increase Thursday over calls by students, state officials and members of the board to seek longer-term solutions to budget difficulties. Read more...


Bruin Music Tutors offers free lessons to budding musicians at Daniel Webster Middle School

As snippets of songs from clarinets, basses and violins blend and clash, eighth-grader Elida Flores glides her bow across the strings of her instrument. Her tutor, fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, sings the corresponding notes and taps her foot to the beat. Read more...

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Fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, a member of Bruin Music Tutors, teaches eighth-grader Elida Flores the violin at Daniel Webster Middle School.


Students’ visions to revitalize the heart of Bell

BELL "”mdash; Driving into Bell, it isn't apparent where one town ends and the other begins. Read more...

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Dan Caroselli, an urban planning graduate student, presents a proposal for how to improve the heart of Bell at the corner of Atlantic and Gage avenues.


New healthcare plan considered

University of California may merge all its campuses' health care programs into one

November 19, 2010 – Health care has become a contentious issue nation-wide, and now UCLA has a debate of its own. The UC system may soon consolidate individual campuses’ health insurance programs into one system. [3:39]

"University of California may merge all its campuses' health care programs into one"

UCLA is considering opting into a University of California-wide health insurance plan for graduate students, a controversial proposal that has some students expressing doubts. Read more...