Corey Hollis knows when a student isn’t interested in their major. Grades are low, but they keep retaking the required classes. Maybe their parents will only pay for them to be in that major. Read more...
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May 31, 2:35 am
Steven McNichols, former Freedom Rider, remembered for civil rights activism
Steven McNichols, a UCLA Freedom Rider and a lifelong advocate for civil rights and social justice, died last week after battling two forms of cancer. Read more...
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May 24, 1:24 am
Boy Scouts lift ban on gay youth members
Jon Schneider didn’t think he would be close friends with his fellow Boy Scouts. Read more...
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May 17, 1:33 am
International student visa checks changed
International students entering the U.S. will be subject to additional security checks when they go through customs at all entry points to the U.S., like airports and borders, according to changes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency enacted earlier this month after the Boston bombings. Read more...
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April 24, 3:30 am
Fruitful Findings: Students salvage discarded food
It was about 20 minutes past midnight. The last three employees finally left Trader Joe’s, and their cars cleared the parking lot. Read more...
Photo: A group of UCLA students meet almost every Friday to go “dumpster diving” for discarded food in the alley behind a Trader Joe’s near campus. The students have found dozens of eggs, lemon tarts, blueberries, strawberries and orange cranberry scones, among other edibles.
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February 28, 2:36 am
Task force tackles concerns on public records requests
More than a decade ago, UCLA began receiving sizable record requests related to her research. The requests asked for descriptions of research grants. Then medical records. Read more...
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February 12, 12:42 am
UC to revise long-term budget plans
Although scarcely publicized, the University of California has made a slew of changes to its budget process – which attempt to increase the transparency of how the university system is funded – over the last two years. Read more...