Living in Louisiana, Lea Johnson was not unfamiliar with hurricanes.
"We were used to that weather," said Johnson, a fifth-year comparative literature transfer student at UCLA. Read more...
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August 30, 1:48 am
Five years after Katrina
Campus, News
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August 30, 1:46 am
UCLA teaching fellows gain experience during summer sessions
Three times a week for the past month, Ivett Guntersdorfer found herself standing in front of the thirty-odd undergraduate students enrolled in German 59, lecturing on the role of the Holocaust in film and literature. Read more...
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Fourth-year environmental studies student Bianca Shulaker, right, seeks help from her teaching fellow for German 59, Ivett Guntersdorfer.
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August 30, 1:44 am
U.S. News & World Report ranks USC above UCLA
Recent posts on the USC discussion forum at College Confidential, a popular website that offers college admissions counseling, have been littered with congratulations.
"Woot! Read more...
Crime, News, Westwood
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August 30, 1:42 am
UCLA research project uses math to predict possible crime
The weather forecast for the next day might predict a high chance of cloudless skies and 78-degree weather. Read more...
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August 26, 10:51 pm
Winging it
He stepped, he jumped, he fell. And he kept falling.
Three-fourths of the way down the 30-foot plunge, Anthony Gambardella began scissor-kicking his legs, wondering when he would hit the water. Read more...
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Band of Bruins puts finishing touches on its flugtag craft just days before the Red Bull competition in Long Beach.
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August 26, 10:47 pm
President Barack Obama calls for 8 million more college graduates
Like many college students who have a job, Ashley Brumell faces challenges to graduating on time.
The fourth-year political science student balances her academics with a job as a cashier at the John Wooden Center, which requires 20 hours of work each week. Read more...
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August 26, 10:46 pm
Ray Bradbury Week honors author’s 90th birthday
Exploring a carnival near Lake Michigan, Ray Bradbury sets his sights on Mr. Electrico, a striking magician whose novelty act is electrocution, as his stage name hints. Read more...
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Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti kneels next to author Ray Bradbury during the official declaration of Aug. 22-28 as Ray Bradbury Week. (Photo courtesy of Peter N. Lonsdale)