UCLA History: For the Children
UCLA Law School students took their kids to class in 1989 to protest lack of daycare facilities.
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A Tree May or May Not Grow in Westwood
From the Westwood-Century City Patch: The City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works will wait until November to decide whether it supports the removal of 18 trees in Westwood Village. The trees would be removed as part of a sidewalk improvement project proposed by the Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA). Eighteen trees “are creating potentially dangerous conditions,” according to a Bureau of Street Services report. A permit would grant the removal of 16 Indian laurel fig trees, one red flowering gum tree and one magnolia tree in Westwood Village… Full story at http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/city-postpones-westwood-tree-removal-verdict? So we have a choice: Or:
Campus Climate Survey is Coming
Some readers may remember that after a series of incidents aimed at minority students on various campuses, including UCLA, the UC president was pressed by the Regents to “do something.” (Some readers will recall the “Asians in the library” incident at UCLA.) What emerged was an elaborate all-campus survey of “campus climate.” In late December and early January, it will be coming to UCLA. There have been reservations raised about the participation rate and biases in participation caused by what appears to be a rather lengthy survey. The campus faculty welfare committee at UCLA, for example, raised such issues. Apparently,…
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UCLA Admissions Controversy
The Daily Bruin today carries a story about a report by Law Professor Richard Sander indicating that UCLA admissions officers are violating Prop 209 – the anti-affirmative action initiative that bans preferences based on race and ethnicity. According to the story, although UCLA uses a “holistic” numerical rating system (which was meant to encourage diversity), minority admissions go beyond what the scores would indicate. Undoubtedly, there will be controversy about this report. You can find the Daily Bruin story athttp://www.dailybruin.com/article/2012/10/findings-by-law-professor-suggest-that-ucla-admissions-may-be-violating-prop-209 It contains a link to the Sander study. Prop 209 was approved by voters after a prior action by the…
Stating the Obvious (on the UCLA Hotel)
But since it was apparently not obvious to the Regents, here is something for them to consider from the Daily Bruin editorial board:===== Daily Bruin Editorial: UC Regents should meet more often, spend more time reviewing projects: Before issuing approval, housing council should take measures to improve diligence (excerpt) By EDITORIAL BOARD The University of California Board of Regents needs to improve its process of approving capital projects on its campuses, especially expensive and controversial ones such as theUCLA Luskin Conference and Guest Center. Despite the regents’ approval, members of the community still have concerns about the $162 million project. Moreover, the…
Is Something Missing from UCLA’s Official Hotel Timeline?
UCLA has an official online newsroom: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/default.aspx On that website, you will find in a section labeled current issues – note the word “current” – a link to info on the proposed UCLA hotel-conference center: http://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/ And when you visit that webpage, you will find what purports to be a timeline of events related to the hotel at: http://luskinconferencecenter.ucla.edu/ucla-coverage As this blog noted last week, a lawsuit has been filed against the hotel. Yet as of 8 am today, there is no reference to the lawsuit on the timeline even though several days have passed, as you can see on…
Wilshire Closed at Night – Tonight Through Saturday
If you are a night traveler to or from UCLA, keep in mind the following notice that is circulating on email: Please note the COMPLETE closure of Wilshire Blvd. from Veteran Ave. to Sepulveda Blvd. (east and west bound) nightly from 10 pm until 6 am beginning TONIGHT through Saturday 10/20/12 at 6 am. (I presume this means through Sunday morning.) I-405 on and off ramps at Wilshire also shut during this period. Santa Monica and Sunset Blvds. remain open.
More Indications that Replacement for AVCO Cinema Isn’t Aimed at UCLA Students
An earlier post on this blog noted that the currently-closed AVCO movie theater in Westwood near UCLA is being remodeled into a pricey cinema and that the prices didn’t suggest a student customer base is expected. More such indication below: Westwood Neighborhood Council members on Wednesday (10-14-12) voted to support iPic Theaters’ request for a conditional use permit to allow the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages at the swanky theater. “This is the kind of business we want in Westwood,” board member Connie Boukidis said. The theater will require that servers who take drink orders are the…
Econ Nobel
Shapley Press Release15 October 2012 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2012 to Alvin E. Roth, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, and Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, USA and Lloyd S. Shapley, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA “for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design”. Stable allocations – from theory to pratice This year’s Prize concerns a central economic problem: how to match different agents as well as possible. For example, students have to be matched with schools, and donors of…
UCLA History: Seen (or Scene) from a Distance
A 1930s view of the UCLA campus.