This post was updated on Aug. 31 at 8:06 p.m. Two years ago, the line for Panda Express at Ackerman Union seemed eternal. Last year, it would rapidly grow at 11 a.m. and suddenly shrink at 3:59 p.m.

The UC Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended the allocation of over $8.7 million in funding for new UCLA student housing on Levering Avenue at its meeting Wednesday.

UCLA is moving forward with a 19-story student housing tower that will replace five aging apartment buildings and provide more than 1,100 beds to students near the Westwood campus. Meanwhile, ...