A UC-wide faculty board will reconsider its stance on requiring standardized testing for first-year admissions, the group announced Thursday. The UC paused its standardized testing requirement for first-year applicants six years ago, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
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Campus, Crime, News, Westwood
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June 8, 2:08 pm
Crimewatch: May 2026
Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Julian Duaybis, assistant News editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor. UCPD recorded 606 unique entries in its May 1-31 daily crime log. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 7, 3:35 pm
2026 USAC resolutions call for accountability, student support but see few updates
The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed 18 resolutions during the 2025-26 academic year, but its public resolution document only includes reports for three as of late May. Read more...
Campus, News, Student Government
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June 7, 1:44 pm
Q&A: GSA president discusses support for graduate students, plans for 2026-27
Naomi Hammonds, the president of the Graduate Students Association, called for more support for graduate students following a year of research funding cuts, basic needs delays and housing changes in a conversation with campus politics editor Nicholas Mouchawar. Read more...
Campus, News, Transportation, Westwood
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June 7, 12:54 pm
Students, faculty frustrated with high parking costs, limited permit access
Second-year English student Scout Knight is one of many students who bring their car to campus during the school year. However, Knight said she has not been able to secure a parking permit for the past two years and pays parking fees out of pocket multiple days a week. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News
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June 7, 12:42 pm
Informal Cantonese classes preserve culture, promote connection
As campus wound down for the weekend this spring, one classroom buzzed with eager students, cultural connection and Cantonese conversation. Cheer Wu, a doctoral student in Chinese linguistics, began teaching an informal Cantonese course every Friday after meeting Cantonese speakers as a teaching assistant in the Chinese department. Read more...
A Closer Look, Academics, Campus, News, Science & Health
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June 7, 9:54 am
Foos in Medicine inspires first-generation Latino students pursuing healthcare
Alexis Alemán and Irvin Garcia did not expect to amass more than 350,000 followers when they started the Instagram account @foosinmedicine. But now students have told Alemán, who will graduate this spring with a master’s in social science, and Garcia, who graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine, that they pursued professional degrees because of the account. Read more...