The last time Claudia Mitchell-Kernan taught classes, she stood behind a podium and simply lectured. Read more...
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January 6, 12:15 am
A unique opportunity to see starry skies in L.A.
Los Angeles is not known for starry night skies, but that doesn't stop student astronomers from gazing through the haze. Read more...
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Kristen Bennett, a fourth-year astrophysics student, gazes through the telescope on a hunt to see Saturn on Wednesday night on the roof of the Math Sciences Building.
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January 6, 12:10 am
New AT&T cellular tower raises the bar on reception at UCLA
Long Story Short: January 10, 2011
How can a pillow fight help victims of child abuse? And does that new cellular tower on top of Sproul Hall really live up to its promise of better reception for AT&T users?
Plus, host Devin Kelly talks with Economist Jerry Nickelsburg on just how deep the cuts of the 2011 California budget proposal will be. And, to top it all off, a special interview with thatwasthen lead guitarist Nicky Papageorge, live music included.
All this and more on this week’s edition of Long Story Short, the Daily Bruin’s weekly news and culture show.
Long Story Short airs Mondays at 6:00 p.m. on UCLAradio.com.Â
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A new cellular tower was installed atop Sproul Hall over winter break, providing increased reception for students with AT&T. Read more...
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January 6, 12:07 am
Technical Entrepreneurial Community makes scientific dreams commercialized realities
After working as a computer science engineer for five years, Max Ohlendorf was tired of getting lost in the stratified bureaucracy of a company. He wanted control over what he was doing and direct input on his own projects. After entering the UCLA Anderson School of Management's dual degree MBA/master of computer science program, he joined the Technical Entrepreneurial Community at UCLA. "I felt the yearning for entrepreneurship. Read more...
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The Technical Entrepreneurial Community at UCLA helps teach engineering students how to make their technological ideas commercially viable.
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January 5, 3:16 am
High-paid UC executives denied retirement benefits increase by UC Regents
University of California officials rejected demands by UC executives seeking higher retirement benefits Tuesday, setting the stage for a potential legal battle. Read more...
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January 5, 3:05 am
North Campus Student Center opens after renovations
The newly remodeled North Campus dining area opened for business on Monday. Coupled with the projected opening of the redesigned South Campus Student Center this summer, 2011 is set out to be a big year for Associated Students UCLA's restaurants. Read more...
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January 4, 1:35 am
Departments fight merger
Chairs object to proposal to merge foreign language departments
January 4, 2011 – Administrators are proposing to merge six foreign language departments into a new, and very big, department of European Languages and Cultures. The affected departments would be French and Francophone Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Scandinavian, Italian, and Germanic Languages.
With additional reporting by Shoshee Jau, Bruin Reporter. Read more about the proposal here. [0:48]
Faced with a proposal to combine their departments into one, the deans of six foreign language departments sent a letter to the humanities division opposing the decision. Read more...