Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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Yudof eases pay-cut concerns

With speculation that University of California employees could be affected by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s statewide salary-cutting measure, UC President Mark Yudof released a statement Friday which said that the UC will make every effort to ensure employee salaries are paid at current state levels and that talk of pay cuts was premature.

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UC workers union to begin strike

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299, a union that represents approximately 20,000 workers statewide, announced that it will begin its five-day strike today.

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CEO, philanthropist Samueli faces legal troubles

Henry Samueli, CEO of Broadcom Corporation and the philanthropist for whom UCLA’s engineering school is named, pleaded guilty last week to lying to federal investigators.

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USAC approvals questioned

Some councilmembers say process used for appointments broke constitutional bylaws

Some members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council expressed concern that constitutional bylaws were broken during the approval process of presidential appointments in spring.

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Demand high for political science

A decision to change the political science policies to restrict priority and first-pass enrollment to students and pre-major students was passed and then revoked all before the first day of fall priority enrollment ended, according to the political science department.

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Move to new medical center goes smoothly

The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has finally opened its doors to patient care following the successful transfer of nearly 350 patients from the old UCLA Medical Center into the new structure.

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Honor societies serve students and help them continue community service

Campus groups provide myriad of opportunities to help members build their resumes for the future

Community service is a common component of high school students’ resumes. But once the college admissions incentive is gone, many students choose not to continue their service activities, a trend that many honor societies at UCLA seek to change

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Orientation Issue 2008: Choosing classes a challenge for first-years

Enrolling in courses for the first time is often stressful for students, and a balanced schedule can ease the transition into the pace of university life

You have been accepted to UCLA and it is time to register for classes, but there are hundreds of courses to choose from, and you have no idea where to begin.

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Making the leap to UCLA

Many students enroll in Santa Monica College hoping to transfer after spending two years there

Though she was accepted to several universities, Azin Mehdizadeh decided that attending a community college was a necessary stepping-stone from a small private high school to a large four-year university.

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Strike by UC workers on hold

AFSCME calls off picket in order to renegotiate employees’ contracts with university officials

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 has called off a statewide strike, originally planned for June 4-5, that would have affected about 20,000 University of California service workers and patient-care technical employees.

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