Alberto Torrico, California State Assembly majority leader and Democratic candidate for state attorney general, will be on campus today to speak about Assembly Bill 656, a bill aimed at generating up to $2 billion for higher education in California. Read more...
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March 2, 10:16 pm
Alberto Torrico to speak on Fair Share for Fair Tuition bill at UCLA
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March 1, 10:33 pm
UC students gather at Capitol
More than a hundred University of California students assembled on the steps of the California Capitol in Sacramento on Monday while chanting, holding signs and pressuring legislators to make higher education a priority in a state marred by budget crises. Read more...
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March 1, 10:28 pm
Methicillin-resistant Staph increasing, California report says
A report published this winter indicates that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has increased fourfold in California patients from 1999 to 2007. Read more...
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February 28, 10:52 pm
UCLA students work with Inglewood high schoolers to start community garden
For a group of high school students in Inglewood, a community gardening project began with picking up debris: bags, bottle caps, a sprouting potato and crack pipes. Read more...
Photo: Students at Morningside High School in Inglewood read seed packet directions before planting rows of plants and vegetables at an empty lot across the street from their school as a part of the Empowerment Community Garden project. To vote for this project, go to refresheverything.com
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February 28, 10:48 pm
UC study abroad students in Chile confirmed safe
All 58 University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Chile have been accounted for, after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday morning. Read more...
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February 28, 10:46 pm
Santa Monica tsunami hits with underwhelming waves
Santa Monica felt the negligible secondary effects of the 8.8 magnitude Chilean earthquake Saturday as a 2.3-foot tsunami hit the shore around 12 p.m., causing little to no damage or inconvenience. Read more...
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February 28, 10:43 pm
Schwarzenegger appoints Sherry Lansing to second term as UC Regent
University of California Regent Sherry Lansing has been re-appointed to the UC Board of Regents by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, effective today. Read more...
Photo: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger re-appointed Sherry Lansing as a regent.