This post was updated March 11 at 4:40 p.m. The Metro Board amended the budget of The LA Metro Purple Line Extension Project from $1.4 billion to $3.2 billion at its meeting Feb. 28. This budget amendment is to build the third section of the Purple Line Extension, which will pass through Westwood. The Purple […]
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Man selling paintball tickets on campus appears to claim false association to ASUCLA
A man who appears to be falsely claiming association with on-campus organizations has been coming into classes and attempting to sell tickets to students for admittance to paintball parks. The man has been entering lectures and advertising discounted paintball tickets, which are valid and accepted at the parks listed on them. Despite claiming to be […]
Student groups band together for weeklong fair on homelessness
Campus organizations hosted a club fair on Bruin Plaza to raise awareness of homelessness and kick off the fifth annual Homelessness Awareness Week on Monday. The Mobile Clinic Project, Swipe Out Hunger, Hunger Project, Bruin Shelter and CalFresh Initiative hosted the Homelessness Awareness Fair to promote dialogue about the overarching issue of homelessness in the […]
Art exhibit sheds light on lives of those affected by genetic disorders
An art exhibit in Powell Library showcases the hidden impact genetic disorders often have on the lives of UCLA students. The exhibit, which opened Feb. 19 and will remain open through March in the Powell Library rotunda, showcases various forms of art submitted by five students who have genetic disorders such as lymphoma and cystic […]
Women’s conference offers attendees exposure to professional fields
Student government officials hosted an all-day women’s conference to encourage women to pursue leadership positions in the professional world. The LEAN IN UC: UC Women’s Leadership Conference 2019 featured 65 speakers, including Amy Ziering, an Emmy Award-winning documentarian, and Cleo Wade, an artist, poet and author. Speakers addressed how the #MeToo movement has impacted the […]
Common Book author pledges to donate profits after controversy over border experiences
This year’s Common Book author agreed to donate half of his speaker’s honorarium profits to undocumented students at UCLA after students and faculty criticized him for profiting off the stories of immigrants at the southern border. Francisco Cantú is the author of “The Line Becomes A River,” this year’s UCLA Common Book. The Common Book […]
Visiting professor discusses recent federal tax law and mitigation techniques
A law professor proposed ways for individuals and local and state governments to mitigate the impacts of a recent cap on tax deductions at an event Wednesday. Law professors Kirk Stark and Jason Oh spoke at a UCLA School of Law event with Manoj Viswanathan, an associate law professor at the University of California Hastings […]