The undergraduate student government is still struggling to find a student to run its upcoming spring elections after a candidate backed out of the position last week. The Undergraduate Students Association Council was supposed to appoint an Election Board chair by the first week of fall quarter, according to USAC bylaws. Last week was the […]
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Small USAC surplus halves student group funding
The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Each year, […]
Panel opens discussion on Jewish community issues
Amid recent controversial events that have affected the Jewish community, prominent Jewish scholars and leaders convened at UCLA on Sunday to discuss how these issues would affect college students across the country. The panel members included Mark Yudof, former president of the University of California and UC Berkeley law professor, Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO […]
Expired elevator permits legally operational after UCLA contacts inspectors
UCLA has contacted state inspectors to schedule elevator inspections for 2014, meaning numerous elevators with expired permits are legally operational until an updated permit is issued. As the Daily Bruin reported in November 2013, many permits posted in elevators on campus were expired or not posted. Some buildings’ elevators had posted permits with expiration dates […]
Circle K’s pillow fight contest raises money for transitional house
A blue Power Ranger circled his opponent slowly, brandishing his color-coordinated foam knife to keep his enemy at bay. A sea of more than 400 people clad in brightly-colored costumes cheered the Power Ranger to victory as anticipation mounted for Circle K’s sixth annual Pillow Fight. Circle K International’s Pillow Fight 2014, which took place […]
Former UCLA fundraising director joins UC San Diego development team
UCLA’s former fundraising director Steve Gamer recently left the university to join the University of California San Diego, after 11 years with the UCLA development team. Nicholas Goldsborough, who has worked for several years in fundraising and development at UCLA, replaced Gamer on Jan. 2. Gamer will lead fundraising efforts and alumni relations at UC […]
Chancellor Block releases statement on records requests
Chancellor Block released an email statement Friday in support of protecting faculty at public institutions from public records requests that could threaten academic research.