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Lt. Gov. Newsom vows to help UC through financial hardship

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged take risks and help the UC in the face of a $500 million proposed budget cut this morning at the UC Board of Regents meeting.

“I didn’t come here to fail more efficiently,” Newsom said in his first appearance on the board.

Newsom quipped that although he was not accepted into the UC system himself, he wants to be “reasonably audacious” in supporting the UC’s goals. He said he hopes those goals will be more than modest.

He also said he wants to partner with the UC in economic development, one of his top priorities as lieutenant governor.

Hedrick dining hall closed until Thursday for construction on roof

Hedrick dining hall is closed as of lunch today and will reopen for dinner Thursday to allow time for construction on the building’s roof.

As a part of the Hill renovation, a new roof is being built for the dining hall, said Daryl Ansel, food and beverage director for UCLA Housing and Hospitality Dining Services. To avoid safety and sanitation problems from construction, no guests will be allowed in the building.

“Hedrick is our slowest dining hall, with about 350 to 500 people for lunch and 600 to 700 people for dinner,” Ansel said. “Those folks will need to get diverted to other locations.”

He added that today, people seemed spread out enough during the lunch period, which seemed like a good indication for the next couple of days.

Golden Globe predictions v. results

Natalie Portman accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards.

Tonight the Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, considered by many to be the second-most important film awards show of the year behind the Academy Awards. The ceremony this year was hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais and proved that the Golden Globes can be a wild card just as often as they can predict the Oscars. On Friday, the Daily Bruin’s Alex Goodman predicted who would win these awards – tonight he compares his own picks to those of the Foreign Press.