Sunday, July 12

In the news:

USAC experience drives members' future plans

In the past year the average member of the Undergraduate Students Association Council slept four hours a night, spent more time in Kerckhoff Hall than anywhere else, and began calling the student support services manager “mom.” The councilmembers graduating this spring, whose terms ended last month, said it is hard to say goodbye to a university to which they have devoted so much time. Read more...


High GPAs no longer the key to success

When almost half of the applicants to UCLA have at least a 4.0 GPA, grades alone may no longer be enough to stay competitive, both in gaining admission to UCLA and building a resume good enough to be offered a spot at a top graduate school. Read more...


Theft still poses biggest threat

Despite some incidences of high-profile crimes in the past several years ““ such as the string of sexual batteries by the “Westwood groper” and an alleged rape in the residence halls ““ it is theft that university police say students should worry about most. Read more...




Companies clamor to employ graduating Bruins

Like many graduating seniors, Kellie Corcoran has yet to finalize her post-graduation plans. Unlike some, though, she has enlisted the help of the UCLA Career Center in her employment search as many companies use that facility to interview and hire students. Read more...


Languages open doors to opportunities

Hospitals are in constant need of interpreters to connect patients to doctors. The U.S. Department of Justice revealed in 2004 that the FBI had accumulated 120,000 hours of untranslated recordings potentially related to terrorism. Read more...