Christina Brown

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• Obama’s 2010 budget plan boosts student funds

  Feb. 27, 2009 at 1:12 a.m.

  President Barack Obama released Thursday his fiscal 2010 budget plan, which includes more money for student grants, loans for higher education and tax credits.

• UCLA hosts 15th bridge building contest

  Feb. 17, 2009 at 8:40 a.m.

  A group of high school students looked like the average tour group walking around campus.

• Students to donate hair for Locks of Love

  Feb. 5, 2009 at 2:27 a.m.

  The Alumni Scholars Club is hosting a Locks of Love event in which students will cut off at least five inches of their hair to help make wigs for children who have lost their hair because of medical illnesses.

• UC receives ‘green’ award

  Jan. 21, 2009 at 12:51 a.m.

  The University of California received the Excellence in Sustainability Showcase award from the California Sustainability Alliance last Wednesday.

• Activists make threats

  Jan. 12, 2009 at 1:59 a.m.

  The Animal Liberation Front released two statements from anonymous people in the last month detailing threats and vandalism against UCLA professors and property.

• New Westwood stores opening

  Jan. 5, 2009 at 1:29 a.m.

  Several businesses in Westwood on Glendon Avenue are beginning to open after a series of delays, including Trader Joe’s, It’s a Grind and Jersey Mike’s.

• FlyAway to offer holiday shuttles

  Nov. 25, 2008 at 12:58 a.m.

  A FlyAway bus service will be offered this Wednesday and Sunday to ease transportation between the dorms and LAX over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

• Panelists field discussion about issues facing Asian Americans

  Nov. 17, 2008 at 2:42 a.m.

  Several hundred undergraduate and graduate students came together on Saturday for a conference organized by the Asian Pacific Coalition with the help of many other groups to discuss the past and future of Asian American studies and activism.

• Westwood to welcome new tastes

  Nov. 13, 2008 at 2:49 a.m.

  The northernmost part of Glendon Avenue, just behind Ralphs, has been newly renovated and will feature a number of new businesses opening next month.

• UCPD advises students to be cautious on Halloween night

  Oct. 31, 2008 at 12:59 a.m.

  University police hosted Robbery Prevention Week this week to educate the Bruins on how to prevent robberies. UCPD officials said students should take extra precautions if they are celebrating Halloween ...