The communication studies department is proposing changes to its curriculum that include creating four areas of concentration instead of the two that are available now, having fewer upper division requirements and adding a practicum course requirement. The department is still working on the proposal, said Tim Groeling, chair of the communication studies department. The next step will be to submit the proposal for approval by the Undergraduate Council in the Academic Senate. Read more...

Having survived homelessness, working multiple jobs and studying through many sleepless nights, Diego Sepulveda risked his hard-fought place at UCLA by openly declaring his undocumented status. After all his work to become a UCLA student, Sepulveda said he owes his education partly to a bill that allows him to pay in-state student fees even though he is undocumented. The California Supreme Court decided to uphold Assembly Bill 540 last week following a long court battle. Read more...