Between midterms and preparing for those dreaded finals, students have one last task to tackle ““ picking classes for Winter Quarter. With so many major requirements, extracurricular activities and part time jobs, choosing which classes to take ““ and when to take them ““ is no easy feat. Read more...
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November 17, 9:00 pm
Online class scheduler gives students alternative to MyUCLA
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November 17, 9:00 pm
Educating the underprivileged
When UCLA alumna Andi Gustavson took two days off from teaching to recruit students on campus for Teach For America, she left her high school class with videos of herself instructing and her personal cell phone number. Read more...
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November 17, 9:00 pm
Check-box proposal defeated by regents
Regent Ward Connerly received no support for his proposal to amend the undergraduate admissions application for the University of California at the UC Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday. Read more...
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November 17, 9:00 pm
Lab contract pushed
At the UC Board of Regents’ meeting on Wednesday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson came to encourage the regents to enter the competition to renew their management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, saying that the University of California may be the best candidate for the job. Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
Next year’s shift to revised SAT comes after much debate
Every year, a new crop of high school students will routinely take the SAT. After this year, the test will be new instead. This is the last year that the old SAT will be used in UC and California state university admissions, prompting concerns over prospective applicants over the uncertain effects these changes are bringing to the standardized test. Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
Study reveals spirituality’s effects on emotions, behavior
Students who are actively religious are less likely to suffer from depression and engage in risky behavior like drinking alcohol, according to a study recently released at UCLA. Read more...
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November 16, 9:00 pm
Rapes underreported
There were 12 reports of rape at UCLA in 2003, a 200 percent increase from four in 2002 and the highest number of rapes reported on campus in at least four years. Read more...