You would have to be a yahoo to still be using Yahoo. And this time, that’s not just because Gmail is superior. If you haven’t heard, Yahoo announced last week there was a massive security breach of its servers, resulting in hackers stealing email account information for over 500 million users. Read more...
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The virtual world of the internet is once again converging with the concerns of reality. Yelp, an online review and information website, is appealing to the California Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling demanding the company to remove defamatory reviews. Read more...
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Last year, when I was a freshman on Volunteer Day, we were sent to EL ARCA, a center for adults with developmental disabilities. On a sweltering morning, ten of us were handed the job of painting a fence that was about 15 feet across, while the Volunteer Day leaders circled around and nodded in approval. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Volunteer Day holds service projects at several sites around Los Angeles, including Emerson Middle School in Westwood. (Courtesy of InSapphoWeTrust via Wikimedia Commons)
This year’s incoming class will bring almost 1,000 more bodies to campus than last year’s 8,786 newly admitted freshmen and transfer students. If you think this is just another drop in the big bucket of the most populated college in California, it might be a little more unnerving to know that the University of California intends to enroll another 5,000 students systemwide over the next two years. Read more...
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Mi mamá proudly told my extended family members I was off to study at the famous UCLA while I silently wished I could stay home to study during my first year. Read more...
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The American prison system and its population is huge. About 22-percent-of-the-world’s-prisoners huge. This sound bite has been used in many political debates, stump speeches and news articles, but changing this apparent injustice through scientifically backed, tried-and-true methods has been slow and complicated. Read more...
Photo: Despite enacting policies to reduce the number of prison inmates, California needs to implement reforms such as split sentencing to help reduce inmate recidivism. (Creative Commons photo by davebloggs007 via Flickr)
If you’ve been a new student at UCLA, you’ve been encouraged to read a “common book.” The UCLA common book aims to connect new incoming students – both freshmen and transfers – faster than you can judge a book by its cover. Read more...
Photo: Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of “Between the World and Me,” which has been selected as this year’s common book. (Courtesy of Montesbradley via Wikimedia Commons)
