In this day and age, the internet is used for everything. Everything except teaching classes at groundbreaking research universities, that is. Currently, UCLA offers just under 60 online classes total, which generally last six to eight weeks, on myUCLA for undergraduates during the summer session. Read more...

Photo: The selection of online coursework at UCLA excludes many STEM courses. At the same time, online course design has been generally lackluster – something UCLA should address. (Daily Bruin file photo)

I’ve wasted my fair share of spare change buying garage sale clothing on dimes, and tipping nickels just so I wouldn’t have to deal with them anymore. Read more...

Photo: Blue books will be free for students for the first time next year. But neither UCLA or its students should bear the responsibility of paying for blue books – departments should. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Multifactor authentication. Many of us groan and roll our eyes the second those words are heard, and for good reason. Multifactor authentication is a security system that asks a user for more than one form of identification for a login into a secure database. Read more...

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With every tremble of the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake, many Californians wondered: “Is this going to be the Big One?” To say that UCLA is in earthquake country is an understatement. Read more...

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UCLA: the birthplace of the internet. Too bad the university never got past the 1970s connection speed. Students on the Hill have become numb to dial-up era connection, spotty Wi-Fi and switching between UCLA’s two main Wi-Fi networks in the hopes one might actually work. Read more...

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This post was updated July 7 at 12:19 p.m. Gold and purple cords mark the students who graduate from the honors program at the end of four years. Read more...

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