Thursday, November 12

ONLINE EXTRA: UC searches for fairer testing methods

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter The University of California is looking for a fairer test to use in admissions because less wealthy and underrepresented students receive on average lower standardized test scores than their wealthier and non-minority counterparts. Read more...


USAC passes program-funding resolution

By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday that states it will continue funding student groups based on the organizations’ size and quality of programs. Read more...


Comprehensive review OK’d by committee of UC Regents

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Current and future high school students applying to the University of California will now fall under new admissions standards. The Committee on Educational Policy of the UC Board of Regents voted 13-2 on Wednesday to approve comprehensive review, a plan designed to provide a better balance between an applicant’s unique personal experiences and academic performance. Read more...


Correction

The player in the photo that ran with the football notebook (Sports, Nov. 14) was misidentified as Robert Thomas. The player is junior offensive lineman Bryce Bohlander. Read more...


Bruins enjoy a different kind of smoke

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chanting obscenities about USC, a crowd gathers in front of Janss Steps to witness the annual bonfire as a part of last night’s Beat “˜SC Rally. Read more...


Dissection viewing makes “˜brainiacs’ out of students

  ED RHEE Neurobiology professor Arnold Scheibel leads a public brain dissection at the Center for Health Sciences on Wednesday. By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor The potent smell of formalin went unnoticed as undergraduate students sat in rapt attention, watching the demonstrator slice a human brain in two. Read more...


Outlook bleak for UCLA budget

By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter University officials presented a bleak outlook for the UCLA budget in a meeting with the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Steve Olsen, vice chancellor of finance and budget, said that while he cannot determine how UCLA will ultimately be affected by the downturn in the economy, the facts present cause for great concern. Read more...