Tuesday, May 5

[ORIENTATION]: UCLA educates, offers aid for STIs

After she had been in college for a year, second-year physiological science student Victoria Muchnik said she noticed students would talk a lot more about their sex lives in high schools, but at UCLA, fewer and fewer students would talk about the sexual aspects of their lives. Read more...


UCSC chancellor dies in fall

In what was an apparent suicide jump, UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice Denton fell to her death from the 43rd floor of a San Francisco apartment building Saturday morning, authorities said. Read more...


Abrams to keep UCLA running

When Norman Abrams stepped onto campus in 1959 to assume a faculty position, he never thought he would one day step into the chancellor’s office to assume the position of chief executive of the university. Read more...


Editorial: Denton’s successes should be remembered

At UCLA, the tone surrounding recent discussions of the chancellor has been optimistic, with incoming Interim Chancellor Norman Abrams, a UCLA professor emeritus of law, taking office on July 1 while the search for a permanent replacement for Chancellor Albert Carnesale continues. Read more...


[ORIENTATION]: Clubs of all kinds exist on campus

With a 419-acre campus and more than 35,000 students, UCLA may seem like an overwhelming place. But students can personalize the campus and find their niche through groups that focus on topics as diverse as chess, Russian, robotics and salsa. Read more...


[ORIENTATION]: Traditions kick-start the school year

UCLA starts each year off with a bash ““ Bruin Bash. The event, which includes a concert and a dance, has been part of the Welcome Week tradition since 2003 and is designed to usher continuing students back into the swing of things and welcome new students. Read more...