a.m.Posted by Kim Upton on September 26, 2011 4:50 pmWe still don’t know what the traffic patterns for President Obama’s departure in the morning will look like. That info is being kept secret for the time being because of security ...So do your best: Update from UCLA Facilities Management: Traffic Notice Full Closure Presidential Visit Departure Where: Sunset Bl. From Doheny to Barrington Impacts: Sunset will be temporarily closed Mitigation: Traffic Officers will hold traffic at Sunset adjacent intersections. Please use alternate routes during this timeframe. Start Date/Time: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:30 AM End Date/Time: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:00 AM
Fundraising problems for UC? Wednesday, September 28, 2011 A news report suggests alumni reluctance. Excerpt below: As the University of California's regents look for new sources of money to make up for state budget cuts, they are finding that university alumni are not as willing to donate as they may have hoped. In interviews, a dozen alumni who paid more modest sums for tuition several years ago say they are less apt to give if it means maintaining existing programs or staff salaries, rather than say, expanding university offerings.“What we have found is that a lot of the alumni think back to when they went to school and they think, I did it, why can’t they do it?” said Nathan Bostrom, executive vice president for business operations for the University of California. “But the state makes up just 11 percent of our budget now. So it will have to come from other funding sources.” … Full story at: The Bay Citizen http://www.baycitizen.org/education/story/uc-alumni-reluctant-donate/ Fundraising does pose problems if you approach the wrong folks:
UCLA History: Opening Thursday, September 29, 2011 Officials on the way to opening day ceremonies at the new Westwood campus of UCLA in 1929.
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