Any type of aid, no matter how small , is usually welcomed with open arms – and pockets. Unless, of course, you’re UCLA. Potential donors to the UCLA Foundation, the organization which manages and directs gifts to the university, face a one-time only fee of 6.5 percent taken from the grant. Read more...

Photo: UCLA charges a one-time administrative fee for organizations that donate to the UCLA Foundation. This fee can deter donors from giving in the first place and should be more flexible.(Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

No shoes, no shirt, no service. This isn’t just a silly slogan found outside beachfront restaurants; it is also the UCLA dress code for its residential dining halls, which can be found online. Read more...

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Sacramento is having a field day. A recent state audit found the University of California Office of the President failed to disclose nearly $175 million in budget reserves and claimed UC executive employees receive unnecessarily excessive salaries and benefits. Read more...

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UCLA tour guides will tell you the campus has the best dining hall food in the country. But far from the comfort of 19 Premier meal plans and omelet bars, many students barely have enough nutritious food to get through the day. Read more...

Photo: UCLA needs to create its own long-term food stamp program to address food insecurity on campus. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)

Tony Perez has been living inside his cramped Chevy Cruz for almost 2 years. The fourth-year psychology student became homeless in the fall of 2015 when he was unable to obtain student loans, making him incapable of paying UCLA Housing’s hefty room and boarding bill. Read more...

Photo: Westwood has a small but prominent homeless population. A housing-first approach emphasizing permanent housing could help these people stablize their living situations. (Daily Bruin file photo)

It’s 3 a.m. and you saunter over to the library’s coffee machine to snag yet another cup of lukewarm, dishwater-tasting coffee and trudge back to your desk. Read more...

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