With hopes of gaining admission to UCLA as a transfer student, Brian Bauman was taking 20 units per term at Southwestern Community College, working two jobs, and participating in the drum line before he received his acceptance letter last spring. Read more...
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September 20, 3:32 pm
For transfers, there’s no such thing as a smooth transition
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September 20, 3:31 pm
Officers excited to set summer’s plans in motion
The upcoming school year will usher in a lot more than budget cuts and new freshmen: an undergraduate student government is ready to put into action the programs it has been working on all summer. Read more...
Photo: Cinthia Flores
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September 20, 3:30 pm
Camp helps kids deal with cancer
Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Kristin Killacky recalls a moment during her summer volunteering experience when she sat in silence out in the openness of the Los Padres National Forest with a 12-year-old girl. Read more...
Photo: Annie Berenberg, co-chair of Camp Kesem at UCLA, has volunteered at the camp for the past three years. The program provides a week of support and fun for children whose parents have had cancer, she said.
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September 20, 3:29 pm
Getting child care at UCLA is no walk in the park
Though Sarah Ervin's baby is not due till the end of the month, she has already placed herself on the waiting list for the UCLA childcare centers, the Psychology Department, and has met with a resource director to see about other centers in the Westside area. Read more...
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September 20, 3:29 pm
Lab School hopes to provide progressive education
When Madeline Loef was looking to enroll her children in an elementary school, she immediately thought of sending them to a private Catholic academy, where she had gone when she was younger. Read more...
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September 20, 3:27 pm
UCLA ranks third in public service
UCLA placed third, behind UC Berkeley and UC San Diego, in Washington Monthly's newest set of college rankings. The magazine chose to emphasize each university's amount of public service and research rather than focusing on academic factors. Read more...
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September 20, 3:26 pm
Students contest Undie Run verdict
UCLA administration canceled the Bruin tradition Undie Run on July 29, citing concerns about campus safety due to the ever increasing number of non-UCLA students partaking in the event. Read more...
Photo: A pack of Bruins embark upon another Undie Run at the end of fall quarter 2007. The route has changed a few times since the vent’s start in 2002.