UCLA Housing will today begin demolishing the Saxon Steps "“ which students use to travel between the Hill and the North Village "“ and will construct an 8-foot fence to close off the area where the path used to be. Read more...
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The Saxon Steps, which lead from the Hill to Gayley Avenue, will be demolished today.
The holy month of Ramadan is in full swing, and for Muslim students this means balancing their religious lives with their college lives. Read more...
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From left, fifth-year anthropology student Felisha Corona; third-year electrical engineering student Heba Abulebda; third-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Asmar Abdul Ghani; and third-year biology student Neyamatullah Akbar end another day of fasting at the Student Activities Center.
A little after 6 p.m., the plane "“ a single-engine Cessna 210 "“ crashed on the corner of Glendon and Mississippi avenues, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman at the Los Angeles Fire Department. Read more...
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A small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood on the corner of Glendon and Mississippi avenues on Friday, killing the pilot.
Dr. Moses A. Greenfield, a professor emeritus in the David Geffen School of Medicine and co-founder of the biomedical physics graduate program at UCLA, died July 27 in New York. He was 97. Read more...
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Council meetings are Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff 417 and are open to all students. Read more...
As a single mother, Katrina Griffiths had little time to dream of advancing her career through education. She dedicated her life to raising her three children "“ one of whom is mute and has cerebral palsy, a non-progressive motor systems disability "“ all while balancing two jobs as a massage therapist and child care professional. Read more...
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Katrina Griffiths, 50, received a scholarship from Empowered UCLA Extension, to pay for her tuition for the online program, which starts this September. Griffiths is a single mother from New Jersey with three children, two of whom are pictured here.
Students will encounter higher prices when purchasing their textbooks on Amazon.com for their classes this fall. Read more...
