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Q&A: American Idol finalist talks performing with The Street Hearts
UCLA student band The Street Hearts will be playing at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at UCLA Saturday in Drake Stadium. Spencer Lloyd, a contestant from American Idol’s season 13, will be joining them. The Street Hearts – which has recently added two new members, first-year ethnomusicology student Nate Schwartz and second-year ethnomusicology […]
Editorial: Bill would improve hospital security, response to violence
The unrelated stabbings of two nurses at separate UCLA hospitals Sunday morning left one nurse in critical condition and shook the feeling of comfort and safety in the medical centers. The injuries inflicted upon these on-duty nurses serve as a chilling reminder of a couple of stark realities: First, hospitals are some of the most […]
UC pays former UCLA surgeon $10M settlement in whistleblower lawsuit
The University of California paid a $10 million settlement Tuesday to the former chairman of UCLA’s orthopedic surgery department, after he alleged the school’s doctors took lucrative payments from medical companies and subsequently compromised patient care, according to the Los Angeles Times.The Times reported that two years ago, then-UCLA surgeon and orthopedic surgery chairman Robert Pedowitz […]
Town hall to discuss diversity-related GE requirement
Undergraduate student government officials are hosting a town hall Wednesday to give faculty and students a chance to discuss the development of a new diversity-related general education requirement. The town hall, which will be led by history professor Robin D.G. Kelley, is open to all UCLA students and faculty. Other faculty members will be present, […]
Charley Guptill: Ashtrays a simple solution to addressing cigarette litter
It’s been a year since the UCLA tobacco ban went into effect, and although the steps of Powell Library are now free of smokers and their litter, other spots have seen a surge of smokers and cigarette butts.
Editorial: Lick Observatory still vital to students, researchers
The University of California’s Lick Observatory will face some serious financial hardships in coming years if the University does not re-evaluate its priorities. Built near San Jose in 1888, the observatory is the only one entirely owned by the University. But as the University invests in new technology elsewhere, the Lick Observatory has seen its […]