The original headline accompanying this article was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Breaking from about 600 years of tradition, the leader of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he will step down from his position at the end of the month, a move that surprised much of the world – including students and faculty at UCLA. Read more...
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February 12, 1:22 am
Students, professor react to Pope Benedict’s plans to step down
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February 12, 1:15 am
Technology-related events to open new learning lab
About 20 faculty members clustered around lit-up monitors in Rolfe 2118 on Monday as several instructors presented about different technologies designed to improve education. Read more...
Photo: Guzden Varinlioglu (left), a visiting scholar from Turkey, and Los Angeles resident Steve Lee (right) participated in Monday’s CDH event.
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February 12, 1:04 am
Commission’s report on increasing student retention rates raises questions
A national commission on higher education last week issued recommendations for universities across the country to improve their individual student success rate, recommendations that parallel changes at the University of California in recent years. Read more...
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February 8, 1:40 am
CCLE’s preview feature allows students to view syllabi prior to enrolling
In November, the CCLE staff launched the syllabus preview feature, which allows students to browse available course syllabi online in a centralized location. Read more...
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February 8, 1:28 am
Locks of Love comes to UCLA
UCLA alumnus Brian Frederick stared at his reflection on his phone’s screen as he stood in the James West Alumni Center. Read more...
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February 7, 12:36 am
More travel study programs added
Students planning to travel abroad will now have more options to choose from, after UCLA recently added five new programs to its travel study and modified two others. Read more...
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February 7, 12:00 am
Agreement authorizes mobile ridesharing company
Students who need to get across Los Angeles in a hurry will be able to use a smartphone application to hire a car, after a private ridesharing company and the California Public Utilities Commission entered an agreement last week to continue offering the service in California. Read more...