When Ben Parr landed in LAX after a one-way flight from Tasmania in mid-December, he had nothing but a backpack full of a few essentials and the phone number to one contact in the United States ““ the Big Blue Bus. Read more...
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January 9, 9:00 pm
Making it here
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January 9, 9:00 pm
Proposal falls short
From concerns like being “vague” or “not necessary at all,” faculty members of the UCLA College had numerous misgivings about the current diversity requirement proposal. Student leaders, proponents of the proposal and even some opponents believed the proposal would finally pass in December’s faculty-wide vote, bringing it even closer to implementation by the fall of 2005. Read more...
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January 6, 9:00 pm
Tsunami was expected after large quake
The deadly wall of water that devastated the coastal communities of nearly a dozen countries in South Asia on Dec. 26 was the ocean’s natural response to the massive underwater earthquake, UCLA geophysicists say. Read more...
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January 6, 9:00 pm
Survivors of trauma at risk for many mental health problems
As the list of victims of the South Asian earthquake and tsunami grows to an estimated 150,000 individuals, it is crucial for rescue workers who continue to search, survivors that begin to rebuild their homes, and those following news coverage of the event to take the time to recognize and cope with the shock and stress of the aftermath, in order to minimize future mental health problems, UCLA psychologists say. Read more...
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January 6, 9:00 pm
Disease poses threat despite aid efforts
The first urgent need is water. Immediately following that is food and shelter. Organizations carrying out relief efforts in South Asia are gravely aware of the supplies they must deliver to the hundreds of thousands of victims affected in the area. Read more...
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January 6, 9:00 pm
Governor must not cut spending for education
On Wednesday night, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a strong plea to reform California’s budget and politics, perhaps at the expense of the state’s future. Education spending currently accounts for the largest portion of the state budget, and measures like Proposition 98 mandate certain minimum spending levels for K-12 classrooms. Read more...
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January 6, 9:00 pm
Sporting goods legacy dies at 86
Colonel Edward Wyman Spalding, a descendant of the historic sporting goods family and a life member of the UCLA Alumni Association, died at age 86 on Dec. Read more...