UCLA cancelled a political education festival that would have occurred at Pauley Pavilion this Saturday because it said the event’s organizers failed to pay on time for use of the facility. Free and Equal Elections Foundation, an organization that aims to “bring political power back to the people through education,” organized a United We Stand […]
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UCLA ranked No. 31 in virtual college ranking simulator
UCLA ranked 31st out of the nation’s colleges when graded for its affordability, the seventh-lowest ranking out of the UC campuses. Other selective universities that typically top traditional college rankings also didn’t fare as well. Harvard University placed at 38, Stanford University at 57 and Princeton University at 147. UC Berkeley placed the lowest out […]
President Obama to attend events in LA, heavy traffic expected
President Barack Obama will visit West Los Angeles from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy traffic in the area. According to the White House, Obama will arrive at LAX at 5 p.m. on Wednesday to speak at an event for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. […]
UCSA to extend campaigns to two years
The University of California Student Association will now plan for some of its campaigns to take two years instead of one because it has been difficult to accomplish its campaigns in that time. The association, which advocates for UC students on issues like lowering tuition and acquiring more state funding for the UC, decides at […]
New UC vice president of laboratory management announced
National and global security scientist Kim Budil will be the University of California’s new vice president for laboratory management, the UC announced on Tuesday. She will replace current vice president Glenn Mara, who worked for the UC for more than 40 years, as head of the three UC-affiliated national laboratories – Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore […]
UCLA to reject $3M pledge from Donald Sterling, will return $425K donation received
UCLA will return a $425,000 donation that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling gave the university for kidney research, saying his recent comments are “racist and extraordinarily repugnant.” UCLA will also reject the remainder of the total $3 million pledge Sterling promised to the UCLA Division of Nephrology, according to a statement. Sterling has come […]
Napolitano discusses UC budget, affirmative action policies with The Bruin
In an interview on Friday with the Daily Bruin’s editorial board, University of California President Janet Napolitano said she will not raise tuition next year even if the state doesn’t give all the funds the UC is asking for.