This post was updated on May 24 at 1 p.m. The undergraduate student government President’s office called for UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to issue a statement of apology Thursday for criticizing students’ efforts to discourage councilmembers from taking free or sponsored trips with certain lobbying groups. The majority of candidates participating in the Undergraduate Students […]
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UCLA reveals plan for new basketball practice facility
UCLA Athletics plans to raise money to build a basketball practice facility, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Thursday.
UCLA, California schools compete to host emissions lab
UCLA is among a group of four California public universities competing to host a potentially $100 million motor vehicle emissions laboratory. By having the facility on campus, UCLA officials hope to maintain collaboration with the California Air Resources Board, a government agency that works to regulate vehicle emissions and smog, said Suzanne Paulson, director of […]
UCLA deliberates undergraduate teacher assistant positions
UCLA faculty members are considering a proposal that would allow certain undergraduate students to work as teaching assistants, though some students have expressed concerns about the initiative’s effect on graduate student employment. Faculty members introduced a formal proposal to UCLA’s Academic Senate early last month to allow students from the Departmental Scholar Program in UCLA’s […]
Suspect in UCLA nurse stabbing appears in court, pleads not guilty
A man arrested for allegedly stabbing an on-duty nurse at a UCLA hospital in April pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges Tuesday morning, officials said. Ramiro Carnalla, 26, was charged with one felony count each of attempted murder and resisting an executive officer, and two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery. Carnalla allegedly called […]
ASUCLA works to lower utility costs
Associated Students UCLA is working to reduce its spending on utilities, after a significant increase in costs in recent years. In the past two years, ASUCLA exceeded its utilities budget, which includes costs for Ackerman Union, Kerckhoff Hall, Lu Valle Commons, the North Campus Student Center, the Court of Sciences Student Center and portions of […]
Men’s tennis ends season to Oklahoma at NCAA semifinals
National title hopes for UCLA men’s tennis ended in the NCAA semifinals Monday night against Oklahoma. Third-set tiebreaker losses for senior Clay Thompson and sophomore Karue Sell, on courts 1 and 6, ended a season that saw the Bruins ranked as a top-5 team throughout. The match opened just as it had closed, with UCLA […]