Correction appended For 17 years, students at UCLA have pushed to make a diversity requirement part of the general education curriculum for each undergraduate student. While propositions for the requirement have been submitted to the university over that period, the Academic Senate ““ UCLA’s faculty government directly in charge of academic matters ““ has decided against such plans in favor of other measures to foster multiculturalism. Read more...
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May 4, 9:00 pm
A closer look: Requirement gets mixed reviews at other UCs
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Construction on the Hill addressed at ORL forum
The Office of Residential Life held a forum last week to update students on the progress of housing construction and renovation projects on campus. The Housing Information Forum took place Thursday at the North Campus Auditorium and was organized jointly by ORL and the On Campus Housing Council’s policy review board. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Web sites, forums “˜get ideas out there’
Before Bruin Walk is adorned by undergraduate student government posters inviting students to vote for the right candidate, slates and independents alike have started to indirectly campaign for their cause. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
USAC members to walk out for diversity
Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council will walk out of their meeting tonight to show support for instituting a diversity requirement, which aims to give students a more comprehensive education on diversity issues. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Change frequents slates
The inherent structure of the Students First! slate is barely visible to the naked eye, but with its support group of more than 20 organizations, extensive recruitment strategies and decades of progressive history behind them, this structure is significant. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Professor develops new gene therapy for cancer
UCLA researchers might have overcome one of the major hurdles in using gene therapy to treat cancer: the question of how to best administer the treatment. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Forum examines new birth control methods
In its long history, contraception has come a long way, from dangerous and bizarre methods like drinking mercury to the comparably simple once-a-day birth control pill. Read more...