Students expecting increased financial aid will have to wait a little longer as the health care debate plays out on the Senate floor. Read more...
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January 27, 10:20 pm
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act put on hold in Senate for health care bill
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January 27, 10:09 pm
People Assisting the Homeless provides homeless with shelter, skills to be self-sufficient
Valerie Chao met the former English teacher while he was living at a homeless shelter. Read more...
Photo: Richard Munoz, 33, who is currently living at the PATH transition house, juggles several fruits. The PATH program assists its residents in finding a job and home.
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January 26, 9:46 pm
UC Students Association worried about proposal to shift funds from prisons to higher education
While much attention centered on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to reduce the state prison population, which went into effect Monday, the University of California Students Association is instead concentrating on the issue of privatization of the state's penitentiaries. Read more...
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January 26, 4:56 am
El Niño storm brings rain, little damage
More rain is expected this week after El Niño-influenced weather caused inconveniences for scores of students walking to class last week. Read more...
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January 26, 4:52 am
Project aims to improve economy of Thai village
After the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 devastated the economy of many Thai villages, two groups of Muslim women in the village of Kamphuan were forced to restart their lives. Read more...
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January 24, 9:48 pm
Fireworks in Westwood attract police
Fireworks went off in Westwood around 1 a.m. Friday, and university police, the Los Angeles Police Department and a helicopter came to patrol the 600 block of Kelton Avenue minutes later. Read more...
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January 24, 9:42 pm
A Copenhagen native returns to school to earn her bachelor’s degree, spends a year in Los Angeles
For most undergraduates, the path to UCLA is an application followed by an acceptance letter received while still in high school. Read more...
Photo: Kaya Norgaard, a third-year Latin American studies student, traveled from the University of Copenhagen to study abroad at UCLA. Her interest in Latin American studies comes from the two years she spent living in Brazil.