Monday, October 12

Science majors explore alternative fields

Several students with an undergraduate science or engineering degree are finding they can apply their expertise to areas that are traditionally non-scientific. Instead of attending a science-based graduate school, such as pharmacy school, some students are attending law and business schools to either apply their scientific knowledge in a new way or explore a different field of study, many education officials say. Read more...


Bruin grads trade blue for Trojan red

In their final days as students on the UCLA campus, many of those graduating grow nostalgic about the time they’ve spent as Bruins. Fond memories of dorms, finals, 500 helpings of Panda Express and games against rival USC are among the mix. Read more...


True journalists change the world ““ and stay sane

Like many of the students who join the paper to fill these pages, I once had a fascination with celebrities of a different sort. My own variety, distinct from the species spotted at Westwood movie premieres, were a bit grayer on top, usually white and inevitably more square. Read more...


Health a growing global concern

This generation of college graduates will be stepping out not only into the “real world,” but into a global community that is more closely connected than ever before ““ especially when it comes to food, germs and genes. Read more...


Searching for a speech

When the Boston Globe ran a photograph last month of Boston College graduates snoozing through their commencement speech, university outcry compelled the paper to apologize. It did, saying the decision was “inappropriate” and misrepresented the reality of the ceremony. Read more...


Being different is a privilege

Have you seen how the Los Angeles Times does it?” “The Orange County Register does this cool thing where …” “It just doesn’t seem very professional.” Far too often in the last few years I heard conversations that included phrases like these. Read more...


Past campus issues still relevant today

Ten years ago, campus life at UCLA was in many ways different than it is today ““ students didn’t have cell phones, the dorms weren’t equipped with Internet, and the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” was climbing the charts. Read more...