BY ANNA SAVISAAR A&E contributor asavisaar@media.ucla.edu Alumnus Josh Scherer received a Chipotle gift card and, jokingly, an acorn squash during a Secret Santa dinner with the UCLA track and field team. He asked to keep the squash and ended up roasting it, pureeing it and piping it on top of sugar cookies. As a college […]
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Ashe Center pharmacy to move to Ackerman Union location
The pharmacy at UCLA’s Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center will move to Ackerman Union next summer to expand clinical services within the Ashe Center, as discussed at an undergraduate student government meeting last Tuesday. John Bollard, chief of administrative services at the Ashe Center, said the center is planning to hire more specialists, […]
Residents rally for Palestine in wake of airstrikes
Westwood community members and students chanted while marching to the Israeli Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard Sunday to protest what they claimed was the Israeli occupation of areas such as West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Al-Awda, a group dedicated to helping Palestinian refugees, and Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, also known as […]
Survey results suggest revised MCAT inadequately prepares students
A survey released Friday found less than half of medical school admissions officers think the newly revised Medical College Admission Test adequately prepares students for medical school. Results from the 2015 survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep, a test preparation company, showed 42 percent of medical school admissions officers think the new MCAT prepares students, […]
UCLA Grand Challenge aims to tackle depression on global scale
UCLA researchers launched a 35-year project Wednesday that aims to decrease the global economic and health impact of depression by 50 percent by 2050. The Depression Grand Challenge initiative will be the largest UCLA research initiative thus far, with an anticipated budget of $525 million for the first 10 years, according to the statement released. […]
UCLA purchases Occidental Petroleum building for more than $92M
UCLA has purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. The building, which formerly housed Occidental Petroleum headquarters, was sold for more than $92 million. The Hammer Museum also struck a deal with the oil and gas company so that the museum […]
Community Activities Committee funding disappoints some student groups
Leaders of several student organizations expressed disappointment after receiving less funding than they requested from one of the largest campus funding bodies. The Community Activities Committee, or CAC, had about $400,000 to allocate to student groups this year. CAC provides funding for student organizations that serve underserved communities. Groups apply each summer to finance events […]