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Fallen tree prompts safety concerns, halting preparations for new music center

Preparations to construct a multi-million dollar music center behind Schoenberg Hall began today and stopped within just a few hours.

This afternoon, construction workers began cutting down trees behind Schoenberg Hall near the inverted fountain, where the new Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center will be located.

UC Regents approve design for Luskin Center on first day of board meeting

SAN FRANCISCO ““ The proposed UCLA Luskin Conference and Guest Center cleared another hurdle, as the UC Board of Regents approved the $162 million project’s final design and long-term plans at their bimonthly board meeting today.

Designs for the center include 250 guest rooms and a 242,000-square-foot conference center, according to a report from the UC Office of the President.

UC Regents approve preliminary funding for new center at David Geffen School of Medicine

SAN FRANCISCO ““ The UC Board of Regents approved about $4 million for the development of a proposed Teaching and Learning Center at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

The new center aims to better accommodate student learning at the David Geffen School of Medicine with modern instructional space, said Dr. A.

Gmail accounts for students, alumni, retirees go live

Current undergraduate and graduate students, alumni and retirees can now switch from Bruin OnLine email services to Gmail.

Google Apps for UCLA, an application which includes Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs, went live this morning.

Students, alumni and retirees can switch their accounts from Bruin OnLine to Gmail by accessing the Google Apps for UCLA website and clicking “Switch my account,” according to the application’s website.

The switch to Gmail has been in the works since 2009, according to Daily Bruin archives.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students had access to the new accounts starting last spring, after they submitted their Statement of Intent to Register.