Posts Tagged ‘UCLA’
UCLA Student Robbed At Gunpoint In North Village
April 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm
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University police are investigating a report of a UCLA student who was robbed at gunpoint on Midvale Avenue Wednesday night.
UC Regents Suggest UCLA Buy a Hotel Instead of Building
April 9, 2012 at 9:32 pm
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UCLA wants to build a seven-story hotel and conference center on the site of a parking structure near Pauley Pavilion, but local hoteliers are worried it will undercut their business with cheaper rates. The University of California Board of Regents is also not a fan of the plan to build a new campus hotel and conference center -- and instead suggested UCLA purchase and reposition a nearby hotel.
UCLA students launch CollegeRoots music site to promote college artists
April 6, 2012 at 9:38 am
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A team of UCLA undergraduates have launched collegeroots.com, which acts as a platform for college artists to gain exposure, as well as a place for students to discover new musical talent.
Video: Ron Paul wows ‘em at UCLA
April 6, 2012 at 12:05 am
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Paul attracted a healthy crowd of about 5,000 for Wednesday night's rally in the tennis stadium on campus.
Protests Cancel Open House to Sell UCLA’s Hannah Carter Japanese Garden
April 2, 2012 at 1:30 pm
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The cancellation of Sunday's open house at the Hannah Carter Japanese Garden proves that protest packs a powerful punch. UCLA owns the garden and the adjoining Carter family home and plans to sell the entire Bel Air property, citing money as the main motivator.
Hollywood’s Green A-List Raises $500K for UCLA Environmental Institute
March 21, 2012 at 10:38 pm
www.environment.ucla.edu
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The Hollywood Reporter featured an article about the Institute's fundraising gala on March 15: "An Evening of Environmental Excellence."
Flash Mob at UCLA Med School Match Day
March 21, 2012 at 9:55 pm
brentwood.patch.com
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What seemed spontaneous to hundreds of fourth year medical students at the David Geffen School of Medicine Match Day last Friday was actually planned months before. On Match Day, fourth-year medical students find out where they'll be doing their medical residencies. Lissa Yu, a fourth year student, had the idea to plan a dance flash mob during Match Day to help her classmates relax.
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ stars perform live musical show at Royce Hall to benefit the Actors Fund
March 19, 2012 at 8:53 pm
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Teased by the familiar melody of smooth and muted percussion playing the “Grey’s Anatomy” theme song, the first few rows of VIPs threw up their hands in excitement, already predicting the high-energy atmosphere for the rest of the night.
UCLA Professor, Daniel Pearl’s father, wins coveted artificial intelligence prize
March 15, 2012 at 10:11 pm
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UCLA professor Judea Pearl has been awarded one of the highest honors in the field of computer science, winner of the 2011 A.M. Turing Award, which carries a $250,000 prize, for his work in artificial intelligence. Pearl is the father of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter from Encino who was killed by a terrorist group in Pakistan in 2002. He is also president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, which seeks to honor his son's legacy by promoting tolerance through music, journalism and dialogue.
Arianna Huffington LIVE at UCLA
March 14, 2012 at 2:09 pm
The Transformational Leaders series of the non-profit Insight University will debut with “Insights with Arianna Huffington” on Saturday, March 17 at 8pm in UCLA’s Royce Hall. In the wake of the Occupy movement and at the height of an election year, the always opinionated Founder of the AOL Huffington Post Media group and one of [...]
Westwood Hoteliers Fight UCLA’s Campus Hotel Plans
March 13, 2012 at 7:35 pm
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UCLA has big plans to put a $152 million hotel and conference center on the site of parking structure six, near Pauley Pavilion. At $185 per night the rooms will cost about $35 less than the average rate of $219 in the region and guests won't have to pay occupancy taxes since the building would be publicly owned. That's making local hoteliers nervous; concerned that "the price advantage would lure away UCLA visitors, who make up about 40 percent of customers for some nearby inns."
Making a more bikeable UCLA
March 2, 2012 at 1:01 pm
www.environment.ucla.edu
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From “bike channels” in campus stairways to campaigns encouraging cars to share the road, departments across UCLA are teaming up to make a more bikeable university.
