The concept of a building in which visiting scholars, professors, world-class researchers and other academics can stay, meet and hold conferences on UCLA's campus is undeniably appealing. But is that really how the proposed UCLA hotel, the Luskin Conference and Guest Center, would function? Read more...
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March 19, 11:18 am
Smoking ban in university apartments unreasonable
A ban in November on smoking in or near University of California medical centers began a string of planned changes in smoking policy for the UC system. Read more...
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March 15, 12:08 am
Despite student protests, Saxon Steps are a safety hazard and should be removed
The removal of Saxon Steps, while reducing convenient access to the North Village, would provide a safer route between the area and the Hill for students. Read more...
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March 11, 11:18 pm
Declaring sexual orientation on SIR could improve LGBT students’ college experience
Though sexual orientation is commonly considered a personal issue, a new proposal in the University of California Academic Senate would allow the university to quantify the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender presence on campus. Read more...
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March 11, 11:16 pm
UCLA needs open forum to discuss charged issues like transfer admissions
The headline, "How student transfers hurt public universities," was not Matthew Kahn's idea. But by the time the Christian Science Monitor revised the headline and the blog post that ran with it, the damage had already been done. Read more...
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March 7, 2:32 am
UC should maintain competitive salary system to retain professors
A recent proposal to raise University of California faculty salaries could help the UC maintain a competitive salary system to retain professors who otherwise might be lured to higher-paying posts at private institutions. Read more...
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March 5, 11:25 pm
Open-forum website can prevent apartment hunting from being left to game of chance
When Robert Martin, a second-year undergraduate student at the time, felt his landlord was unjustly withholding the security deposit on his North Village apartment, he took to the Internet. Read more...