Although student groups initially opposed joining UC-wide health insurance plan, a new policy will be implemented next fall after university representatives and the UC Office of the President reached an agreement to maintain all previous services and cut down on additional student costs. Read more...
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The Ashe Center provides medical care at reduced costs to students who have SHIP. Next fall, UCLA will join the UC-wide insurance program that will cost students about $200 more.
The UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities will conduct the world's largest study on the effects of the environment on children's health. Read more...
It was an experience in high school that motivated Angela Sanchez to start the UCLA chapter of a tutoring program for homeless children. Read more...
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Second-year history student Angela Sanchez started UCLA’s chapter of School on Wheels, a nonprofit organization that provides tutoring for homeless students. Sanchez received tutoring in calculus from School on Wheels during her last year of high school.
A California law allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition after attending a California high school for three years may be on its way to the U.S. Read more...
The prospect of the largest freshman class in UCLA's history has sent administrators and faculty scrambling to expand classes to meet future demands. Read more...
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Due to UCLA accepting the largest freshmen class in its history campus administrators scramble to add classes and hire instructors to accommodate.
Political analysts David Makovsky and Ghaith al-Omari had a simple message when they spoke to a room of about 172 people about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Read more...
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Left to right: David Makovsky, moderator and history Professor David N. Myers and Ghaith al-Omari spoke Wednesday night at the Prospects for Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict debate in Humanities.
The stranger held a knife as he lay on top of her in bed and threatened to kill her daughter if she screamed. Read more...
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The Clothesline Project in Dickson Plaza exhibits shirts with the personal stories of those who have had experiences with sexual or domestic violence. The exhibit will culminate tonight at the Take Back the Night event in De Neve Plaza, where speakers and performers will address the issue.
