The UCLA Academic Senate approved a “holistic” approach to admissions Thursday evening. Starting with this year’s applicants, UCLA will change the way undergraduate applications are read and scored to allow more of an emphasis on personal achievements. Read more...

Starting in January, students taking the MCAT can put down their pencils and pick up some eye drops. The MCAT is converting to digital format and students taking the test will be staring into a computer screen for over five hours. Read more...

For Janet Mizuno, dancing is a way of life. But though she can leap, twirl and groove, the first-year world arts and cultures student doesn’t always have the mobility she desires. Read more...

As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills that will allow the University of California and the state of California to move ahead with divestment, his words echoed the statements students have been making for more than two years. Read more...

Part of Mira Hershey Hall, UCLA’s first on-campus residence hall, is currently undergoing demolition to make way for the construction of the Life Sciences Replacement Building. Read more...

In a move that will change the application review process for UCLA admissions, the UCLA Academic Senate voted Thursday to approve a “holistic model” for freshman admissions, starting with the fall 2007 freshman class. Read more...

The Daily Bruin will be holding an open house this week to recruit new staffers for the 2006-2007 school year. Open house: Wednesday, Oct. 4 6 p.m., Charles E. Read more...