In response to the record drought, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called for the city to reduce its fresh water use by 20 percent over the next three years. “Our relationship with water must evolve. We cannot afford the water policies of the past,” said Garcetti in a press conference Tuesday afternoon, when he announced […]
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ASUCLA finalizes budget for Student Media for 2014-2015
The Associated Students UCLA Board of Directors approved next year’s budget for UCLA Student Media Friday.
The new budget makes it clear that Student Media should seek outside funding or develop new revenue streams to continue operating in the long term.
ASUCLA adopts philanthropy policy for donation requests
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for more information. The Associate Students UCLA board of directors unanimously passed its first philanthropy policy, which details how the board will respond to donation requests, at its last meeting, The policy specifies that ASUCLA will […]
ASUCLA works to lower utility costs
Associated Students UCLA is working to reduce its spending on utilities, after a significant increase in costs in recent years. In the past two years, ASUCLA exceeded its utilities budget, which includes costs for Ackerman Union, Kerckhoff Hall, Lu Valle Commons, the North Campus Student Center, the Court of Sciences Student Center and portions of […]
First UCLA Clothing store opens in Australia
The first UCLA clothing store in Australia opened last month, as part of a growing effort to market UCLA Clothing as an international fashion brand. UCLA Clothing is produced by Ideal Europe, a U.K.-based clothing company under a licensing contract with Associated Students UCLA. Ideal Europe has UCLA brand distribution rights for Europe, India, and the Middle […]
UCLA students protest tuition costs, other campus issues on May Day
Students commemorated May Day in Bruin Plaza Thursday afternoon by protesting numerous campus issues, including tuition costs and the debate over a diversity-related general education requirement.
Bruin Overnight Experience gives admits a taste of UCLA
Joseph Schenker was born at UCLA. Now, he has to decide whether he wants to return. Born in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Schenker, who was admitted into UCLA’s class of 2018, spent the first four years of his life in Los Angeles. He then moved to Bethesda, Md., where has lived ever since. […]