Walking through North Village in Westwood at night can be an issue for some students due to the lack of street lighting. We asked a few students to share their thoughts on street lighting in North Village and how it affects their sense of safety.
Author Archives: Samuel Temblador
UCLA’s consumer electronics show panels discuss future of technology
One device, a digital speaker assistant, listens to the sounds in a home all day, collecting information for Amazon to personalize each marketing experience. Other gadgets are worn on the body and track fitness or surf the Web while storing personal data. Panelists at an Anderson School of Management technology showcase discussed these devices at […]
Law student groups host campaign finance ruling debate
Earlier this year, Shaun McCutcheon, the owner of an Alabama electrical development company, challenged a campaign finance contribution limitation statute in the Supreme Court and won. On Tuesday, McCutcheon visited the UCLA School of Law to participate in a panel and debate about the court’s ruling on his case. The American Constitution Society and Federalist […]
UC will not receive $50 million in additional state funding
The University of California will not be receiving $50 million in additional funding from the state this year due to lower than expected property tax revenue. The legislature had projected $200 million more in additional property tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown had expected in his own budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. However, the […]
Funding increase helps labor center serve community
In the dining hall where she worked even before her first day of classes at UCLA, Rosemarie Molina felt at home with the dishwashers and cooks who went on strike within her first week of employment. The dining hall job gave Molina her first taste of the struggle for labor rights, which she said would […]
Health for Tomorrow conference explores UC’s mental health research
University of California President Janet Napolitano presented Thursday at a conference at UC San Francisco about several federally funded research programs that different UC campuses are working on for the treatment of mental health disorders. In the wake of the killings of six people in Isla Vista, a community near the UC Santa Barbara campus, […]
UC-Mexico Initiative to foster educational relationship
University of California President Janet Napolitano signed a memorandum of understanding with Mexican government officials and various academic institutions Wednesday to foster a stronger relationship between the UC system and the Mexican educational system. The memorandum is part of a broader UC-Mexico initiative President Napolitano advanced Wednesday during meetings with Mexican officials and academics, which […]