In the hours after UCLA student Julien D’Avanzo’s death early Thursday morning, one of his closest friends decided to take his mourning online. “I got back to my room, and that was the only thing that I could think to do,” said Erick Magana, a second-year English student who described D’Avanzo as “one of my best friends.” Magana created the “In Memory of Julien Bukkake D’Avanzo” group on Facebook to give D’Avanzo’s friends and family an outlet to grieve for their friend and celebrate his life. Read more...
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April 27, 9:00 pm
Web pages turn into sites of collective mourning for students
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April 26, 9:00 pm
USAC reverses bylaws change
A bylaws change made last week was reversed by the undergraduate student government Tuesday night after the discovery of a missing clause in its constitution. A section that outlines a two-thirds voting threshold needed to create a bylaws change was accidentally removed from the Undergraduate Students Association’s constitution in 1984 as a result of a clerical error. Read more...
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April 26, 9:00 pm
UCLA Store finds a good fit
The shoe store in Ackerman is back. Only this time, it’s under a different name. Though the new store won’t open until June, signs announcing Shoe City’s arrival have already been placed in front of the former Copeland Sports section of the UCLA Store. Read more...
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April 26, 9:00 pm
U.S., not UCLA, lacks nurses
Though the United States is facing a nursing shortage that some estimate could swell to 800,000 by 2020, officials say the UCLA Medical Center has not faced the same difficulties in filling vacancies. Read more...
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April 26, 9:00 pm
Three slates vie for USAC seats
Slate politics have dominated undergraduate student government elections in recent history, and with the advent of a new slate, along with a slew of independent candidates, this year promises to be no different. Read more...
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April 26, 9:00 pm
TWO OF A KIND: Gay Talese
While walking around campus this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, most people will be dressed casually. Depending on the weather, some might wear scarves or shorts, but certainly most will wear denim, enough to please even the most zealous of Clothesline Project supporters. Read more...
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April 26, 9:00 pm
TWO OF A KIND: Joan Didion
When writer Joan Didion speaks at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, it won’t be the first time she has stepped foot on UCLA’s campus. Read more...