Wednesday, May 6


DBTV News: Blue & Gold Week Car Smash

To boost school spirit in the days prior to the highly anticipated football game against USC, the Student Alumni Association kicked off Blue and Gold Week with the Car Smash, an event where students used a large hammer to smash a red car decorated with slogans, such as "Beat ‘SC." Click the Play button to begin playing the clip. Read more...



Cultural exchange in the classroom

In Janet Goodwin’s English as a second language course for international teaching assistants, one of the first assignments for her students is to master the elusive art of small talk. Read more...


Voters fund new buildings, equipment

After California voters passed Proposition 1D earlier this month, the University of California will receive funding to improve campus structures as well as telemedicine at five UC campuses. Read more...


TAs benefit but must juggle duties

James Lucania, a student in the M.B.A. program, doesn’t plan on pursuing teaching as a career. He is not required to spend time as a teaching assistant, as some graduate students are, and his background is in investment banking. Read more...