Thursday, July 16

UCLA considers editable Web sites

With terms such as “blog” and “podcast,” the new computer jargon that has become second nature to many UCLA students has a new term to add to its lexicon: “wiki.” Wiki, meaning “quick” in Hawaiian, is a new type of Web site that allows users to directly edit a database of information with no prior knowledge of Web site programming. Read more...


Panelists argue for affirmative action

Nine years after Proposition 209 outlawed the use of affirmative action in public institutions in California, a group of panelists expressed Tuesday evening their reasons as to why the program is still necessary at UCLA. Read more...


EAP justifies foreign closure

Correction Appended The suspension of the UC Education Abroad Program in the Philippines has been continued indefinitely, pending the lifting of the State Department’s warning for that country. Read more...


BruinGo! may be stopped

Due to concerns raised by the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, the BruinGo! program ““ which allows students to ride the bus for a quarter instead of the full fare ““ may be discontinued next quarter. Read more...