UCLA received more than 100,000 freshman applicants for the second year in a row, according to data released by the University of California on Thursday. UCLA received the most applications of the UCs. The campus received 10 percent more freshman applicants and 8.3 percent more transfer applicants than in 2016. About 12 percent more in-state […]
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ASUCLA recap – Dec. 8
Associated Students UCLA is a multimillion-dollar organization that provides student services and activities that the university does not fund. It oversees the Undergraduate Students Association Council, Graduate Students Association, Communications Board, campus services and enterprises. Board of Directors meetings are monthly and open to the public. Executive Reports: ASUCLA Executive Director Robert Williams said BookZone […]
Gene Block discusses UCLA’s response to Skirball fire, recent issues
Chancellor Gene Block meets with the Daily Bruin Editorial Board every quarter to discuss issues affecting campus and explain administrative policies. At their meeting on Friday, Block, who was joined by Vice Chancellor Jerry Kang, Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Dean of Students Maria Blandizzi, spoke about the administration’s response to the Skirball fire, […]
Students voice opinions on administration’s response to Skirball fire
Ky’Tavia Stafford-Carreker asked her professor Wednesday if she could miss class because the poor air quality from the Skirball fire worsened her seasonal allergies and sinus infection. However, her professor asked her to show proof of her respiratory issues. “It was putting us in danger,” she said. “We have to choose our lungs over our […]
Student leaders react to UCLA administration’s response to fire
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:10 p.m. Some student leaders said they think the UCLA administration’s response to the Skirball fire was inefficient and that the decision to cancel Thursday classes could have been made earlier. The fire, originating near the I-405 Freeway around 4 a.m., burned through Bel-Air on Wednesday, prompting the university […]
Classes resumed Friday, Skirball fire at 75 percent containment
This post was updated Dec. 9 at 6:40 p.m. UCLA resumed classes and campus activities Friday, following a fire that burned through Bel-Air on Wednesday and Thursday. The university canceled all classes that began after noon Wednesday and told students, staff and faculty not to come to campus. Classes remained canceled Thursday, following a statement on UCLA’s […]
UCLA’s vice chancellor to leave position to join organization for arts
A senior UCLA administrator will be leaving his position next year to take up a new job in an art and cultural organization. Steve Olsen, vice chancellor and chief financial officer, will be leaving UCLA on June 30, 2018 to join the J. Paul Getty Trust as its next vice president, chief financial officer and […]