Any student worried about keeping up with the rigorous workload of UCLA classes should have no problem getting some extra help from the various tutoring services offered on campus. In addition to class and subject-specific tutoring offered by individual departments and private tutors, two major tutoring services ““ the Academic Advancement Program tutoring and Covel […]
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Anderson School professor dies at 87
Friends, colleagues and students of Robert Tannenbaum, a renowned professor emeritus of the Anderson School at UCLA, are mourning his death this week and remembering all they learned from him. Tannenbaum, called a “walking wise man” by a close friend, died on March 15 of congestive heart failure in his Carmel home. He was 87 […]
Nation mourns loss of Columbia
Skyward sorrow has once again united Americans in mourning and attracted deep sympathy from people around the world. Seven astronauts died early Saturday, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in midair over East Texas, on its way to Cape Canaveral, Fla. “This day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country,” said President […]
ORL staff grieves for RD
Residents and staff on the Hill are mourning the loss of Gerald Lamb, Resident Director of Hedrick Hall, who was better known as “G-Love” by friends and co-workers because of his optimistic personality and passion for life. Lamb was 35. “Gerald very much enjoyed life, and always had a smile on his face,” said Suzanne […]
UCPD arrests three suspects for alleged sexual assault in dorms
University police Friday arrested three suspects for sexual assault that allegedly occurred in the Fir Grove building of the De Neve on-campus housing complex Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said. Police responded Thursday afternoon to a call that a rape had taken place in the mid-morning hours of the day. After arriving on the scene, police […]
Effectiveness of injected contraceptive in question
Arthur Ashe Center officials are trying to contact every female student taking Lunelle, a contraceptive injected monthly, so they can arrange for them to take another method of birth control. Two years after its Food and Drug Administration approval, Lunelle was pulled off the market. In October the Pharmacia Corporation announced a voluntary recall of […]
UCLA looking to house more students in spite of crowding
Observing the crowded conditions on the Hill ““ the three-person dorm rooms, or the long, late-night lines at Puzzle’s eatery ““ students might assume university officials would look for ways to take on fewer tenants. But not so. They’re in fact doing just the opposite, striving to house a higher percentage of the UCLA student […]