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Alpha Partners advocate less student control ASUCLA politics and short turnover hindered business By Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Staff For the first time in 14 years, the associated students’ Board of Directors met without Jason Reed serving as executive director of the organization. The difference on Friday was startling. The tense, worried atmosphere that characterized […]

UCLA law grads speak on affirmative action Speakers meet with lack of diversity in professional realm By Romben Aquino In the midst of the debate on affirmative action, some say that personal experiences and benefits from the policy are forgotten. Graduates of the UCLA School of Law gave their testimonials to a diverse group of […]

SAGE strike ends, no word from university UC Berkeley, San Diego unions also organize walkouts By Laryssa Kreiselmeyer The grad union’s two-day strike ended yesterday without any significant action or word from the UCLA administration. Currently, UCLA’s human resources division is assessing the number of university employees who did decide to strike Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Library recognizes top student book collectors Students display literature on varied interests for awards By Michael Howerton Awarding recognition and prizes to students for their book collecting, UCLA held its 47th annual Robert B. and Blanche Campbell Student Book Competition Wednesday. This year, only six collections were entered into the competition ­ three graduate and […]

CALPIRG reappears on graduate ballot this year Initiative asks for $5 student pledge for CALPIRG By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff Graduate election ballots this year will contain an initiative for voters to pledge money to the environmental and consumer interest group California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG). The initiative proposes a pledge system where […]

Campus mourns death of disabled persons advocate Larry Pierce is remembered as a thoughtful friend By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Larry Pierce, an advocate for disabled persons who worked to increase wheelchair access to the campus, died Wednesday morning from a cardiac arrest at the UCLA Emergency Room. Pierce, 46, a UCLA staff […]

Police, residents discuss civil disturbance By Cari Brooks UCLA student leaders, administration and Westwood merchants met with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) this week and decided to work together towards maintaining a safe and secure community environment. Los Angeles police officials met with the Westwood community Tuesday to find a solution to the recent […]