Big Blue Bus officials will present a plan this month calling for a fare increase of 25 cents to pay for additional routes and a boost in service hours. The plan, which officials will present to the Santa Monica City Council on April 28, will call for six new lines and a series of 19 […]
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UCLA to seal manhole covers on Hill in response to odor complaints
UCLA Housing officials plan to seal about five manhole covers near Sproul Cove this week in response to several student complaints about a sewage smell hovering in the area. The smell, which officials said could be seeping through manhole covers above housing sewer lines, is noticeable near the stairs next to Sproul Cove and on […]
New housing system causes confusion among students
UCLA Housing is requiring undergraduate students to find their own roommates before signing up for on-campus or university housing for the first time this year. Because of the change, some students said they have not been able to get into the room they preferred and others have struggled to find students to form official roommate […]
ASUCLA board of directors to vote on Global Viewpoint Lounge renovation
The Associated Students UCLA board of directors will vote Friday on whether to spend up to $300,000 on renovations for the Global Viewpoint Lounge in Ackerman Union. The renovated room would better accommodate UCLA admissions presentations, which UCLA has hosted in the Global Viewpoint Lounge for more than a year. ASUCLA officials are also considering […]
My Parking Buddy website launches to aid students searching for spaces
A new website is available to help students find spaces in UCLA’s parking lots, though campus officials say it might allow drivers to illegitimately share parking permits. My Parking Buddy, which opened at UCLA Wednesday, is a free service that hopes to make finding a parking spot easier by matching a user’s parking schedule with […]
UCLA study reveals high levels of stress among undocumented students
A study released Monday by three UCLA professors showed that undocumented college students have higher anxiety levels than those of students who are legal residents because some may fear deportation and have extreme concerns about financing their college education. The UndocuScholars Research Team – led by professors of education Robert Teranishi and Carola Suárez-Orozco, as […]
Bruin Republicans protest diversity requirement proposal
About 10 members of Bruin Republicans led a protest on campus Wednesday afternoon calling for students to urge their professors to vote against a proposed diversity requirement. Around 3,600 professors from all schools will be able to cast their votes on the requirement proposal starting in late February. The new vote comes after a group […]