The Westwood Neighborhood Council selected two Westwood residents at its Wednesday meeting to fill recently vacated board seats. Cyrus Baraghoush, a director of coordinated patient services for UCLA Health, and Shelby Kretz, a UCLA doctoral student in urban schooling and nonprofit director, won seats reserved for individuals who rent property in Westwood. Each candidate received […]
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UCSA campaign aims to reform Prop 13 to increase UC funding
A University of California systemwide organization launched a new website for a campaign aiming to increase state funding for the University last week. The UC Student Association’s Fund the UC Campaign looks to find alternate ways to increase funding for UC schools. It focuses mainly on reforming Proposition 13 to create more funds. About 60 […]
Gov. Jerry Brown proposes UC budget increase, financial aid changes
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed giving the University of California an additional $146 million in his 2017-18 budget proposal released Tuesday morning. Brown proposed increasing the UC system’s general fund by $131 million, based on a 2014 agreement between the UC system and the governor, said UC spokesperson Claire Doan. [Related: California Legislature approves 2015-2016 budget […]
Men’s basketball strives to further heights for chance at Final Four
The No. 4 team in the country still thinks it is nowhere near reaching its full potential. That should scare the rest of NCAA men’s basketball. After jumping as high as No. 2 in the AP Polls before settling into its current No. 4 spot, UCLA’s 16-1 record should be celebrated for a team that […]
Napolitano defends proposed tuition hike, discusses Trump’s policies
University of California president Janet Napolitano said the proposed tuition hikes will not affect most students and that she does not expect President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to retaliate against the UC for supporting undocumented students. In a teleconference with UC student newspapers, Napolitano discussed the proposed tuition increase, the potential impact of Trump’s policies on […]
Michigan assistant reported as UCLA football’s new offensive coordinator
Michigan assistant Jedd Fisch is expected to become UCLA’s new offensive coordinator per FOX Sports. Fisch will be the third offensive coordinator in as many years after Noel Mazzone left for Texas A&M and Kennedy Polamalu’s contract was not renewed. The Bruins finished last season 4-8 and second-to-last in the nation in average yards per […]
Chair assistant Terry Valai remembered for kindness, work ethic
People stopped into Terry Valai’s office to talk about their problems so frequently that some of her co-workers joked Valai should switch out the chairs for a therapist’s couch. Valai, assistant to the computer science department’s chair, died in early December in Santa Monica from a brain aneurysm. She was 54. She was a UCLA […]