UCLA conservationists and legal experts said upcoming changes to how the Endangered Species Act is implemented will make it more difficult to protect wildlife from extinction. Read more...
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September 17, 12:14 pm
Parent arrested for paying $400K to get son admitted as UCLA men’s soccer recruit
This post was updated Sept. 17 at 1:20 p.m. Another parent involved in the nationwide college admissions scandal was arrested in Spain on Monday night. Spanish authorities arrested Xiaoning Sui of British Columbia, Canada, and charged her with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, according to federal court documents. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo resigned from his position in March after allegedly accepting bribes to admit students as recruited athletes despite having never played the sport competitively. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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September 9, 12:52 am
College Board’s new tool Landscape to pave way toward fairer admissions practices
The College Board decided not to implement a new score that would provide context on students’ backgrounds following negative feedback. The Environmental Context Dashboard, commonly known as the adversity score, was announced by the College Board in May as a way to provide context on students’ socioeconomic backgrounds to supplement SAT scores. Read more...
Photo: The College Board announced in May that it would implement the Environmental Context Dashboard, commonly known as the adversity score, to provide context on students’ socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the organization announced August 27 it will no longer implement the adversity score and instead roll out a new tool called Landscape. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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August 29, 4:18 pm
At fundraiser, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg discusses platform
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg pitched his bid for the White House to supporters at a fundraiser in Hollywood on Tuesday. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made a campaign stop in Los Angeles where he greeted over 1,000 supporters at the AVALON Hollywood nightclub to talk about his policies. Read more...
Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg took the stage to pitch his platform during a fundraiser at the AVALON Hollywood nightclub Tuesday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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August 23, 3:16 pm
Department of Education investigates female-only science programs and scholarships
The United States Department of Education has opened ongoing investigations into UCLA and other universities across the U.S. that offer female-only science programs and scholarships, according to a Los Angeles Times article. Read more...
Photo: The United States Department of Education has opened investigations into UCLA and other universities across the U.S. that offer female-only science programs and scholarships. The programs, which were originally launched to address a gender imbalance in STEM fields, are facing increasing criticisms of sex discrimination against men. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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August 19, 12:36 pm
Salcedo accepted $100K to admit prospective student allegedly from British Columbia
Five months later, Rick Singer’s shadow still looms large over Westwood. Court documents unsealed March 12 stated Singer – the driving force behind the Varsity Blues athletics admission scandal – paid then-UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo $100,000 to get a prospective student admitted to UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was the recipient of a $100,000 bribe from Rick Singer, in exchange for a prospective student from British Columbia to be admitted as a soccer recruit. Salcedo pled not guilty to racketeering charges March 25. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
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August 5, 12:36 am
‘Czar of pot’ professor emeritus dies at 68, remembered for public policy expertise
Rosanna Smart emailed Mark Kleiman, known in Washington, D.C., public policy circles as the “czar of pot,” asking him to sit on her dissertation panel on marijuana legalization. Read more...
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