Cracks splinter the cement that covers the Watts Towers, exposing a steel skeleton to the elements. About a half-hour drive from UCLA, the towers stand as a historic landmark in the neighborhood of Watts and are in need of a lasting face-lift.
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Bruin Diversity Initiative aims to benefit many groups
Most of the revenue from the proposed fee increase would go to organizations that provide retention, access, community service and cultural programs. Multiple groups would use the money to support about a couple hundred student jobs and address growing costs such as the increasing price of gas for transportation.
Hedrick Test Kitchen features high school chefs
Three high school students, dressed in blue chef hats and spotless white jackets, waited patiently by the glass doors of the Hedrick Test Kitchen on Sunday. In the hours to follow, hundreds of Hill residents would sample the fresh dishes they had prepared. The students – Jose Landaverde, Maribel Sandoval and Esther Zegura – are […]
Commencement tickets now available for reservation
The original headline contained an error, and the original version of the article contained information that was unclear. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Starting today at 12 p.m., graduating students in the College of Letters and Science can begin reserving tickets for one of the two June 14 commencement ceremonies. As […]
Medical workers’ union to vote on proposed strike
A union within the University of California that represents front-line medical workers, including nurses and hospital janitors, will begin voting on Tuesday about whether or not to go on strike.
Students celebrate Holi with good, not-so-clean fun
Hours after the last participants in UCLA’s fourth annual Holi festival trickled out of Sunset Recreation Center late Sunday afternoon, third-year political student Steven James was still cleaning up the multi-colored powder left behind.
Graduate student government elections to be reopened after MyUCLA outages
The Graduate Students Association Elections Board will reopen graduate student government elections to remedy technical problems that barred graduate students from voting during the elections. Graduate students who have not already done so will be able to vote on MyUCLA from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 1. At the Graduate Students Association’s meeting last […]