Tsunami, a quick service restaurant in Ackerman Union, was relocated and renamed Monday after nearly a year of delays. Associated Students UCLA officials initially predicted the relocated restaurant would open last fall. While Tsunami was a joint partnership between ASUCLA and Kikka Sushi, an Asian food vendor in Los Angeles, Kikka Sushi will solely manage […]
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Man wanted for scamming several students sentenced to jail, probation
This article was updated on August 2 at 5:55 p.m. A man wanted for scamming several UCLA students in the North Village was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days in county jail and a three-year probation for two scams. University police said James Webb Hunter III, 38, was known to scam people out of money by […]
Delta Terrace to be closed for renovations during 2015-2016 year
The Hill residential complex Delta Terrace will be closed for a $7 million renovation during the 2015-2016 school year, officials said. UCLA spokeswoman Rebecca Kendall said the renovations are part of the overall Hill renovation plan. Last year, Saxon Suites was closed for remodeling and Hitch Suites was updated the year before. Kendall said work […]
UC Regents approve salary increase for Chancellor Block, other leaders
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents approved an increase Thursday in the salaries of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and other leaders. Block, among other senior management officials, will receive a salary increase of 3 percent, about $12,850. This group has received two pay raises since 2007. He currently receives $428,480 annually, […]
Napolitano announces $15 minimum wage for direct, contract employees
SAN FRANCISCO — University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a $15 minimum wage for all UC workers by October 2017 at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday morning. The policy is part of the UC Fair Wage/Fair Work Plan, which will establish a minimum wage for employees and contract workers as well as […]
UCLA minimum wage set to rise with state, city increases
The University of California Office of the President updated its policy in April, requiring UCLA to comply with Los Angeles’s imminent minimum wage increase. Each UC campus must follow federal, state and local minimum wage provisions, according to the policy. California’s minimum wage will rise from $9 to $10 an hour starting Jan. 1. The […]
Research seeks to explain varying recovery time for youth brain injury
The amount of damage to the insulated layer on brain nerves, rather than the severity of the injury itself, may be the reason some young victims recover from brain trauma more quickly than others, according to new research by UCLA and USC scientists. The study published in The Journal of Neuroscience on Wednesday may give […]