Friday, June 26

Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell unlikely to affect ROTC

Long Story Short: DADT policy's impacts on ROTC

Recently the Senate voted to repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” a controversial policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. Reporter Kylie Reynolds from the Daily Bruin answers some questions about what this change could mean for the ROTC program at UCLA.



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"Long Story Short: DADT policy's impacts on ROTC"

Although students in UCLA's ROTC program are required to comply with Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the recent repeal of the policy will not change cadet training in the university's program, according to an officer in UCLA's ROTC. Read more...

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UCLA ROTC members practice in the field. It is unclear how the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will affect college training corps, but ROTC will not likely change.




Anthropology professor Monica Smith investigates multitasking as ancient ability in new book

Multitasking at UCLA going strong, being incorporated into classrooms May 13, 2010 Although scientific evidence points in the other direction, multitasking shows no sign of receding either outside or inside classrooms at UCLA. [3:32] "Multitasking at UCLA going strong, being incorporated into classrooms"

Multitasking is a way of life for most people, especially for busy college students. Read more...

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Monica Smith




A unique opportunity to see starry skies in L.A.

Los Angeles is not known for starry night skies, but that doesn't stop student astronomers from gazing through the haze. Read more...

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Kristen Bennett, a fourth-year astrophysics student, gazes through the telescope on a hunt to see Saturn on Wednesday night on the roof of the Math Sciences Building.