UCLA officials said the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is appearing to claim financial responsibility for the damage done by Tuesday’s water main break, while workers continue to pump water out of Parking Structures 4 and 7. LADWP spokeswoman Kim Hughes said that LADWP officials had a conversation with UCLA Chancellor Gene Block […]
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Fourth pro-Palestine protest calls for end to airstrikes on Gaza
About 80 pro-Palestine protesters rallied at the Federal Building in Westwood on Sunday afternoon, calling for an end to violence in the Gaza Strip. The protest is the fourth pro-Palestine protest at the location in three weeks. On Friday, a couple hundred demonstrators prayed and rallied, calling for Israel to stop launching airstrikes on Gaza. […]
Recent UC student regents hail primarily from flagship campuses
One student serves as the voice and the vote on the University of California Board of Regents for more than 230,000 students, but the majority of individuals who have held the job in recent years have come from just two of the 10 possible UC campuses – UCLA and UC Berkeley.
Income-based repayment plan may help ease debt for students
As college students rack up a record amount of debt, the federal government in recent months has been trying to ease the burden for students by increasing the accessibility of an income-based repayment plan. Although some students found the plan to be positive, many said they are simply not aware of the plan. Out of […]
Westwood demonstrators pray for end to Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip
A couple hundred demonstrators rallied in front of the Federal Building in Westwood Friday afternoon, the third protest in three weeks calling for an end to Israel’s occupation of and attacks on the Gaza Strip. While the conflict has been going on for years, Israel’s latest major offensive on the Gaza Strip amid Hamas’ rocket […]
UC releases 2014 transfer admission and enrollment data
UCLA’s admission rate for transfers slightly increased, and the University of California is continuing to see an increase in its nonresident student population, according to data released by the UC Monday. UCLA admitted 30 percent of transfer applicants for the 2014-2015 academic year, up from 29.1 percent the year before. The transfer admission rate for […]
UC Accountability Report includes data on attendance costs, alum income
The cost of attending a University of California campus was about $7,500 more than the average cost of attending comparable U.S. public universities during the 2012-2013 academic year, according to a UC report released on Friday. The number is one of many the UC included in its annual accountability report, which provides statistics and an […]