Financial aid is a crucial part of the national college education equation, serving as an investment in the future by allowing students from all backgrounds to attend even the most expensive and prestigious universities. Read more...
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November 11, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Distribution of federal aid is unbalanced
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November 11, 9:00 pm
USAC restarts student government internship program
After a three-year hiatus, the undergraduate student government presidential internship program has been reimplemented to provide students with leadership skills. More than 40 interns in the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Presidential Empowerment Internship program are scheduled to be placed in the various USAC offices this week, where they will gain first-hand experience in working in an undergraduate government setting. Read more...
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November 11, 9:00 pm
Controversy over SATs could affect UCLA’s image
Brandon Reilly seemed like the perfect college candidate. He had a 4.2 GPA, he was the opinions editor of his high school newspaper, and he was a leader in his church youth group. Read more...
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November 11, 9:00 pm
Wildfire legislation garners concern
As wildfires torched California, advocates of President George Bush’s “Healthy Forest Initiative” renewed calls for tree-thinning measures designed to help prevent damaging forest fires. The House of Representatives and Senate recently passed bills that would lead to thinning by revising U.S. Read more...
Science & Health
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November 9, 9:00 pm
Chancellor chooses chemist to be CNSI director
A UCLA professor of chemistry will bring in a new wave of leadership at the California NanoSystems Institute. Last week, Chancellor Albert Carnesale appointed Fraser Stoddart the new director for CNSI. Read more...
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November 9, 9:00 pm
Tracing out a scientific discovery
The Fowler Museum of Cultural History’s “Ecce Homology” is one exhibit that has a science behind the art. A late addition to the Fowler’s multi-faceted exhibition called “From the Verandah: Art, Buddhism, Presence,” “Ecce Homology” uses Asia’s staple crop to explore the genomic relationships that give form and function to both humans and rice. Read more...
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November 9, 9:00 pm
Professor’s trial put on hold until December
The trial for a UCLA professor accused of sending pornography to a 13-year-old Simi Valley girl was postponed Friday so police could have time to give the defense additional information. Read more...