Efforts to reform the admissions process, coupled with outreach efforts, have proven insufficient in the university’s attempts to ensure a diverse student body, in the view of University of California President Richard Atkinson. Read more...

Next year, transfer students seeking housing in one of the four Hilgard Houses may have to look elsewhere for living accommodations. For the past five to six years, the university has been leasing the Hilgard Houses from four sororities. Read more...

When UCLA reported the average number of advanced courses taken by students admitted for fall 2003, many believed the figure was unrealistic. The UCLA admissions office reported freshmen admits took an average of 18.7 Advanced Placement and honors courses during high school, but the figure was misinterpreted by high school counselors and UCLA students who consider a high school course to be a yearlong class. Read more...

Members of UCLA’s first historically black fraternity gathered with 30 other students Wednesday night to participate in a tantric yoga workshop, one of several events being held this week to celebrate the group’s eightieth anniversary. Read more...

Winners of the Graduate Student Association election ““ Marilyn Gray, Victoria Irigoyen, Hanish Rathod, and Laura Sanchez ““ said they are prepared to hit the ground running on graduate student issues come the next academic year. Read more...

The Veritas Forum gathered students, professors and scholars on Monday, beginning a weeklong educational exploration of the relationship between science, history and Christianity. The academic-based forum will gather physicists, philosophers, musicians, doctors and students from UCLA and all over the country to critically examine scientific theory and religious inquiry. Read more...

The undergraduate student government’s election season officially kicked off Tuesday night when all candidates convened for the first time at an orientation meeting to become better acquainted with election procedures. Read more...