Monday, February 2

Give LAUSD students new incentives to stay in school

Although the overall high school graduation rate in California stands at 71 percent, the graduation rate for Latino and black students is much lower. According to the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University, 60 percent of Latino students and 56.6 percent of black students graduate. Read more...



Premed also means premeditating on future

As I recall, my UCLA premedical education seemed like an unholy combination of high stress, adequate teaching and tedium. And as I reflect on the value of my undergraduate education, I realize that all of the relevant premedical science material is repeated in medical school in much more depth. Read more...