In the final stage of its task to win three straight games after its five-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball put itself in a good position to accomplish that, leading USC 36-31 at halftime. The Bruins’ frontcourt led the way early. Within the first three minutes of the game, UCLA already had accumulated five offensive […]
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USAC votes to change surplus distribution formula, invest in endowment
The undergraduate student government unanimously voted Tuesday night to invest $10,000 of its surplus funds into its endowment and to change the formula by which surplus funding is distributed across funds that support student group programming. The Undergraduate Students Association Council did not allocate any money to council initiatives and no councilmembers asked for funding […]
UCLA the most applied-to four-year university in US for fall 2015
UCLA saw a record number of applications for fall 2015 admission, with more than 112,000 students applying from many different backgrounds, states and countries, but the overall demographics of California applicants changed very little. The number of applicants increased by 6.5 percent overall from last year, with about 92,680 first-year and about 20,060 transfer applicants. […]
JazzReggae Festival to be shortened in face of budget deficit
The JazzReggae Festival will be shortened to one day this year from its usual two because of a budget deficit caused by unexpected costs of last year’s festival. The 29th iteration of the festival will be changed to one day to cut logistical costs and leave room for any unanticipated spending, said Jasmine Pierik, co-executive […]
UCLA applies to Awards for Innovation in Higher Education
UCLA and dozens of other state universities applied this week to the state’s Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, which will appropriate a total of $50 million to schools that have made efforts to meet the governor’s higher education priorities. The Awards for Innovation in Higher Education, conducted through the California Department of Finance, will […]
LAPD statistics show citywide spike in violent crimes
Los Angeles Police Department crime statistics for 2014 showed a citywide spike in violent crimes after 12 years of dropping city crime rates. At a news conference in December, officers said robberies, homicides, rapes and other violent offenses in Los Angeles had increased by more than 12 percent in the past two years. The statistics […]
UCLA to offer Cuba study abroad summer program
UCLA will add Havana, Cuba to the list of destinations students can visit starting in summer 2015. UCLA is the second University of California campus to offer a study abroad program in Cuba after UC Davis. Preparations for a travel study program in Cuba began four years ago when the Obama administration eased regulations for […]