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A Real Good Bet

Byuclafaculty

From today’s Daily Bruin: The university will hold a hearing next week to allow public comments on the proposed UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center’s environmental impact report. A 700-page draft of the report, which was released by UCLA earlier this month, outlines the environmental consequences of the conference center and hotel project… All comments voiced at the hearing will be recorded and addressed in the final version of the report. Drafters of the report will also include comments that are sent in by June 29, said Tracy Dudman, a senior planner for UCLA capital programs.While the hearing will let community members address…

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T’was Not to Be: Part 2 for Memorial Day

Byuclafaculty

Yesterday’s posting included a photo of a peace rally at UCLA in 1937 under the heading “T’was not to be.”.  Above is another photo of such a rally, this one taken in April 1941, a few months before the official U.S. entry into World War II.  By that time, the War – which began in 1939 – was raging in Europe.  As we have done on other holidays, below are links to an item you might find of interest on Memorial Day.  It is a one-hour compilation of World War II radio broadcasts broken into 4 parts due to YouTube’s…

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Yesterday’s Letter to the Editor by the Chancellor and Senate Chair: What’s It All About?

Byuclafaculty

Some blog readers may have seen a letter to the editor in the LA Times by Chancellor Gene Block and Senate Chair Andrew Leuchter which responded to an earlier op ed in the Times by John M. Ellis and Charles L. Geshekter of a group called the National Assn. of Scholars and its California branch.  Yours truly suspects that many blog readers did not peruse the letters section of the Times this holiday weekend so here is a summary and explainer.  The op ed was based on a larger document published by that group and sent to the Regents.  It…

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UCLA Legislative Assembly to Review Anderson Self-Supporting MBA Proposal

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On June 7th, the Legislative Assembly will be taking up an appeal filed by faculty members of the Anderson Graduate School of Management regarding the Graduate Council’s rejection of a proposal to convert the “regular” MBA program to a self-supporting basis. In the Academic Senate letter transmitting this decision to the Chancellor, it is reported that “the MBA proposal in particular revealed significant and deep divisions of opinion within the Senate faculty regarding the advisability of converting programs, and in particular a ‘cornerstone’ program, to self-supporting status. The AGSM faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal, the school’s FEC…

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Scam-A-Lot (More Phony Emails to Delete)

Byuclafaculty

Scammers seem to be aiming at UCLA these days.  As an earlier post noted, you may receive messages such as the one below saying that through UCLA someone is trying to reach you.  Just click on a link to find out. Don’t click. Delete. Here is the latest version as received by yours truly: Bruin OnLine Info Center Inbox Hello You have a private message from your old friend who wished to get in-touch with you, use the Private link below to login and view your message if possibly get in contact with your old friend again. {link} Sign, Computer…

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Carmageddon II Now Rescheduled for August or September (Thanks to the FBI?)

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From today’s LA Daily News: Officials initially hoped to shut down a segment of the San Diego (405) Freeway next month, but delays to the $1 billion project are pushing the massive closure back to August or September.  Unexpected utility work, a $300 million lawsuit and bickering with FBI representatives over security clearances are all delaying completion, Metro officials said Thursday… … A $300 million lawsuit – filed last year by a Bel Air landowner – forced Metro to move a freeway on-ramp near the Getty Museum 150 feet to the west.  …And then there’s the FBI. The agency works…

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Warning Letter Sent to Chancellor, Regents, Real Estate Agent on Disclosure to Buyers of Japanese Garden

Byuclafaculty

A group pushing for preservation of UCLA’s Hannah Carter Garden sent a letter to Chancellor Block, the Regents, and the real estate agent handling the sale noting that potential buyers should be warned about the controversy and possible roadblocks to modifying or removing the garden.  Real estate agents are required to disclose complications regarding sales to such buyers.  Readers of this blog will know that the sale has been delayed until August.  Excerpt from the letter:Should the University choose to proceed with the sale and transfer ownership to a private entity, the Coalition is prepared to submit an application and…

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Lawsuit: Urban Wildlands Group Takes Aim at UCLA Over Proposed Archery Facility

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Readers of this blog may recall an earlier post about a proposed UCLA archery facility to be located  south of the Child Care Center along Veteran Avenue. Concerns have been raised about the proposal on ecological and other grounds. Readers who have been following the UCLA hotel issue will know that UCLA was not forthcoming in response to Public Records Act requests by the Faculty Association and other groups and did not provide the requested information on a timely basis. The original post regarding the archery facility is at:http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/01/shooting-arrows.html The Urban Wildlands Group has filed a lawsuit against the Regents regarding…

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Another Email Phishing Scam Purportedly from UCLA

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Welcome Ucla user,You have received a private message from your old friend who wished to get back in-touch with you. Please use the UCLA Private link below to login and view your message and possibly get in contact with your old friend.[Link shown]Sign,Information CentreUCLA 405 HILGARD AVENUE LOSANGELES,CA 90095 310.825.4321University of California © 2012 UC Regents===Note the British spelling of Centre.  Note that Signed is spelled Sign.Don’t click on it.  Delete it.  Then just listen:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA3P0oVDB0Y&w=320&h=195]