Wednesday, July 29

Exam files, online postings present test of fairness

Several students entering lectures to take exams this midterm season may be experiencing déjà vu after foraging through a vast archive of past exam material. On the first floor of the Student Activities Center sit two large, gray file cabinets. Read more...


Budget cuts jazz up concerts

The UCLA Student Committee for the Arts is known for bringing big-name concerts to campus, from Love and Arthur Lee last year to George Clinton in spring 2002. Read more...



Month crosses cultural boundaries

Benedict Oladele, an international scholar from Nigeria, often has lunch with his friend Gary Moore, who drives a campus shuttle. While eating lunch and taking breaks from their busy schedules, the two share experiences from their different backgrounds. Read more...


Schools try to rush students

As budgetary pressures and burgeoning enrollment close in on colleges and universities nationwide, many institutions are trying to accelerate students’ road to graduation. But The University of California is holding its course for now and resisting pressure from the state Legislature to discourage students from taking extra units and spending more time on a university campus. Read more...



State should invest in probation camps

Every society must exercise a corrective mechanism to punish those who break the law, and to ensure such lawbreaking does not continue to occur. In the United States, some hope to accomplish this through stricter incarceration laws. Read more...