On Feb. 13-14, more than 800 students danced for 26 hours in Dance Marathon, which benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Project Kindle and One Heartland.
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Senator aims to cap fee hikes
A state legislative act that would cap future student fee hikes at 10 percent annually was recently proposed by state Sen. Jeff Denham (R-Merced) in response to the 32 percent fee increase for University of California students.
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.
Public transit options provide alternative options for UCLA commuter students
Eighty hours. That is the amount of time Catherine Mangan spends driving to and from UCLA each quarter.
Residential Hill’s energy-saving competition, Do it in the Dark, prompts students to decrease consumption
While many students can probably already think of many things best done in the dark, UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services and the Office of Residential Life are encouraging students to save energy in other ways.
Environment 185 class uses smart phone features such as GPS to research green issues on campus
While most students use their cell phones to text or chat, those enrolled in an environmental studies class are putting a scientific twist on the gadget.
UCLA Library appoints Tom Hyry director of special collections
To oversee the integration of the campus’ five separate special collections into a single department, Tom Hyry has been appointed director of special collections by the UCLA Library.