Originally from New England, Elizabeth Ghaffari felt like a small fish in a large pool when she came to UCLA to complete her graduate studies in the 1970s.
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UC Post-Employment Task Force reboots retirement benefits
With a diminished budget available for employee benefits, a task force has held forums at each UC campus to discuss solutions to potential faculty retention and recruitment problems that may result from benefit cuts.
Spring break more than just vacation
For the first time in two years, student volunteers had the opportunity to participate in an Alternative Spring Break, a program held by the undergraduate student government’s Community Service Commission.
Undie Run may return in spring, USAC representatives say
Undergraduate student government representatives are optimistic that a UCLA tradition similar to Undie Run can be brought back spring quarter, pending students’ behavior during the upcoming finals week.
BruinHope unable to make quarterly trip to Tijuana as UCLA organization
Nearly a hundred children of all ages screamed “UCLA! UCLA!” as they gathered around the vans transporting student volunteers to an orphanage in Tijuana.
New chair named to Israel studies
Months after he arrived at UCLA in fall 2009, Arieh Saposnik has been named to the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies a position he hopes to use to teach students about Israeli politics, culture, daily life and Jewish sovereignty.
Site works with UCLA to organize, share content
Students no longer have to resort to illegally watching episodes of their favorite television shows or scouring the Web for sites that often require registration.