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History of Royce Hall: August 11

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Announcement reproduced below: THE UCLA EMERITI/RETIREES RELATIONS CENTER PROUDLY PRESENTS JIM KLAIN ON THE HISTORY OF ROYCE HALL Completed in 1929, Royce Hall has become to be known as the defining symbol for the UCLA campus. As one of the four original buildings, its unique Romanesque architecture prompted the State Historic Preservation Office to select it for restoration to its original design. The inaugural season for the performing arts subscription series in 1937 included the Los Angeles Philharmonic and famed contralto Marian Anderson. Today, Royce Hall, revered by many for its beauty and acoustics, is the main performance venue for…

NPR Program: Homeless Students at UCLA

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College Students Hide Hunger, Homelessness by Gloria Hillard July 27, 2010 (excerpt below) For many college students and their families, rising tuition costs and a tough economy are presenting new challenges as college bills come in. This has led to a little-known but growing population of financially stressed students, who are facing hunger and sometimes even homelessness. UCLA has created an Economic Crisis Response Team to try to identify financially strapped students and help keep them in school. The complete story (audio or print) is at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128778321&ft=1&f=1001

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Phishing Aimed at UCLA Folks

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You may be getting emails purportedly from UCLA computer authorities telling you that your email account is about to be voided unless you click and give personal info. This is phishing aimed at identity theft. Don’t respond; just delete the messages. The latest seem to come from “vc@ucla.edu”. No such address exists. But because the messages seem to come from a UCLA email address, they may get past whatever spam filters you have.

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UCLA Admissions in NY Times

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July 15, 2010, NY timesIn California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse StateBy RACHEL GROSS Which college in the United States gets the most applicants? It’s not Harvard or Yale; it’s the University of California, Los Angeles. The urban campus, the most selective in the 10-campus system, received 57,578 freshman applications for fall 2010, though less than a quarter of those got in. Systemwide, a record 100,000 students applied as freshmen this year, according to a new admissions report presented by the university this week. Full article at:http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/in-california-a-university-tries-to-enroll-students-that-reflect-a-diverse-state/?pagemode=print

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Moving Towards the “Michigan Model”?

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UC freshmen to include record number of out-of-state and international studentsSuch undergraduates will rise from 6% to over 8% of the class. The change is concentrated mainly at UC Berkeley and UCLA.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-enroll-20100715,0,2160250.story Note: The “Michigan Model” is generally seen as high tuition/high aid with out-of-state students paying full freight and cross-subsidizing a discount for state residents. The local term seems to be “self sufficiency” as in: Chancellor Block: UCLA must be more self-sufficient http://www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/block-ucla-must-be-more-self-sufficient-149310.aspx

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Phone Fraud Aimed at UCLA: 310-794-6699

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Phone calls are coming to UCLA people, present and past, purportedly from the number 310-794-6699. Possibly, this is related to the theft of a UCLA info database a few years ago. According to various web sources, often calls are received from this number but no one is there. However, in some cases, individuals purporting to be from UCLA have been reported to ask for donations or for personal information. If you call the number, you get the general UCLA medical center operator. Apparently, unused numbers belonging to the medical center – when called – go to that operator. The usual…

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Database on Higher Ed Including UCLA

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The database described below should get an award for being user-unfriendly. However, it does include UCLA and I did succeed (somewhat) in obtaining some data from it. I invite anyone with more patience to see what might be uncovered. Follow the directions as best you can. The database is at: http://www.tcs-online.org/Reports/Report.aspx An excerpt from a description from Inside Higher Ed:Follow the Money July 9, 2010 In a sea of often bewildering data about college spending practices, a small island of clarity is emerging. In conjunction with its third annual “Trends in College Spending” report, released today, the Delta Project on…