The University of California committed to reaching zero waste nearly 13 years ago. Campuses have made progress, but won’t hit zero waste by the 2020 deadline. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 pm
Close to Home: Van Life
Every morning during the summer of 2010, Seth Wing walked to Kerckhoff Hall from his van, parked on Veteran Avenue, with a cup of instant oatmeal in his hand and ready to start the day. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 pm
Emily Merz: UC needs long-term solutions for homeless, financially strained students
Nearly 40 of the most elite universities in the U.S. have more students from the top 1 percent of income brackets than the bottom 60 percent. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 pm
Close to Home: Housing Insecurity at UCLA
X had dreamed of attending UCLA since she first visited the campus in elementary school. But when she finally came to UCLA, the college experience she had hoped for was interrupted by periods of housing and food insecurity. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 pm
Close to Home: Associate professor discusses necessity of updated zoning regulations
Paavo Monkkonen, associate professor of urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, studies the relationship between land-use regulations and segregation of housing by income in California. Read more...
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December 4, 12:00 pm
Close to Home: By the Numbers
The Economic Crisis Response Team, launched in 2008 as a subset of the Student Affairs office, assists students in immediate and dire financial crisis. There are four forms of aid students can receive through ECRT: meal vouchers, emergency housing, one-time grants or emergency short-term loans. Read more...