The Pediatric AIDS Coalition raised about $446,160 through this year’s Dance Marathon, a slight increase from last year’s fundraising total. For the past five years, Dance Marathon participants have raised more than $400,000 each year, with the amounts peaking at $475,400 in 2013. Last year, the event raised $445,000 for charities that aim to fight […]
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Investigator finds women at UCLA center faced hostile work environment
An external investigation found that women faculty at UCLA’s Alzheimer’s disease research center were discriminated against by men in the center and were treated in an unprofessional and demeaning way, according to a letter obtained by the Los Angeles Times. The investigation came after three women faculty members complained that men in the department had […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recovers from quadruple coronary bypass surgery
Former UCLA men’s basketball player and Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent a quadruple coronary bypass surgery on Thursday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to a UCLA press release. The procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Shemin, UCLA’s chief of cardiac surgery, who said he expects Abdul-Jabbar to make a full […]
Westwood Village Improvement Association approves fee increase
The Westwood Village Improvement Association’s board voted 8-1-2 Wednesday to increase the fees businesses pay to support the association by a few hundred dollars per landowner. The association, also known as the Westwood Business Improvement District, is a nonprofit organization created to provide functions for Westwood Village that the City of Los Angeles does not […]
Offensive posters found on campus accuse SJP of supporting terror groups
This post was updated on April 16 at 9:35 p.m. Students reported finding several offensive posters on campus early Thursday that describe the group Students for Justice in Palestine as supporting terror groups, less than two months after posters with similar messages were reported across campus. The posters, found near the De Neve area, read “Stop SJP” […]
UCLA Housing introduces streamlined maintenance request system
UCLA Housing went live with a new maintenance request system Monday that officials hope will help students order fixes to the dorm rooms and UCLA-owned apartments more easily. The upgrade is meant to to streamline student requests and prevent potential outside users from making false reports, said Alex Pena, the Maximo systems manager for UCLA. […]
UCLA students arrested at police brutality protest
California Highway Patrol arrested at least three UCLA students in Westwood Tuesday after they blocked a 405 Freeway off-ramp during a protest against police brutality. Protesters dressed in black blocked the northbound 405 off-ramp toward the eastbound Wilshire Boulevard exit for about 20 minutes after 3:40 p.m., preventing dozens of cars from getting off the […]