A friendly “ni hao” ““ or “hello” in Chinese ““ greeted nearly 300 students from the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars gathered in front of Rieber Hall Monday evening.
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Obama announces new program to consolidate student loans
President Barack Obama announced a plan to reduce monthly payments for more than 1.6 million current college students and borrowers Wednesday, two weeks after the New York Federal Reserve Bank announced that student debt has surpassed the national credit card debt.
Instructional Enhancement Initiative fee to increase, become mandatory across all UCLA schools
A technological fee increase is expected to be implemented today following a vote by the Student Fee Advisory Committee.
Laboratory fire declared an accident
A small laboratory fire on the fifth floor of the Center for Health Sciences building Monday morning was determined to be an accident but is still being investigated, authorities said.
Bruin’s website leaves generous tips for classmates
To help her family shoulder the cost of a UCLA education, Christine Kim started to scout out on-campus resources in hopes of maximizing her tuition dollar.
Bruins join growing protest with Occupy UCLA
Aiming to inspire bank boycotts and an on-campus “occupation,” a small group of students gathered Sunday afternoon in Bruin Plaza for a meeting of the newly formed Occupy UCLA.
UC considering further hikes to retirement plan
Under a proposal the regents will consider at their November meeting, that upward trajectory would continue. Employee contributions would jump to 6.5 percent starting in 2013.