The diversity requirement has met both student praise and criticism since it was instituted a year ago in fall 2015. To satisfy the diversity requirement, current first-year, second-year and transfer students need to take one course from a list of courses from various diversity-related topics. Read more...
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September 22, 2:37 am
Diversity requirement continues to receive mixed responses
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September 22, 2:35 am
Microprobes expose mysteries of the solar system, origin of life
In 2006, a NASA-owned rocket landed on Earth after a seven-year journey beyond the orbit of Mars. The rocket flew through the tail of a comet, collecting thousands of dust particles for NASA’s Stardust mission. Read more...
Photo: The SIMS lab uses the IMS-1270 ion microprobe to analyze rock samples and study the history of the solar system. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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September 22, 2:26 am
Donation to help further interfaith discussion on campus
A Los Angeles interfaith organization donated $8,000 to student groups pursuing interfaith work after a meeting Tuesday with seven undergraduates. The students discussed UCLA’s need to generate more rapport between students of different religious faiths. Read more...
Photo: Student representatives met Tuesday to discuss improving interfaith dialogue on campus. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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September 16, 3:00 pm
Bruin political groups gear up for the upcoming election season
There are 48 days between the first day of classes and election day on Nov. 8. As students return to school, UCLA political organizations seek to push their message: Your vote matters, even in one of the bluest states in the country. Read more...
Photo: CALPIRG will continue to advocate for Proposition 67, which seeks to reaffirm a statewide ban on plastic bans that the state legislature passed last year. Other student groups are also gearing up for election season. (Courtesy of Jamie Kennerk)
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September 16, 2:57 pm
Lab School, UCLA implement new vaccination policy for future Bruins
New vaccination policies will require some UCLA and UCLA Lab School students to get additional shots to continue their education. The new Senate Bill No. 277, or SB 277, enforces a mandatory vaccination requirement for most public and private K-12 facilities in the state, including preschools and day care centers. Read more...
Photo: The new Senate Bill No. 277 enforces a mandatory vaccination requirement for most public and private K-12 facilities in the state, including preschools and day care centers such as the UCLA Lab School. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
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September 16, 2:55 pm
Graphic: The impact of UC startups
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September 16, 2:54 pm
Alumna’s startup gives students a chance to explore new career paths
Nicki Klein sat idle at her corporate job in the years after graduating from UCLA, wishing she could find a career as captivating as the Legos and puzzles she played with for hours as a child. Read more...
Photo: Nicki Klein founded a career development platform called Betagig in 2016, with Melissa Hargis. Klein and Hargis, who both made drastic career switches, came up with the idea for Betagig while in San Francisco for a hackathon. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)