In 1922, the Janss Investment Company purchased the land that would become the new UCLA campus only a few years later.
Author Archives: Asad Ramzanali
Participate in activities at UCLA beyond academics
The year before college is characterized for many stressing over applications, visiting schools and deciding to move in the fall.
Don’t attack UC Berkeley’s pursuit of science
Remember wasting hours completing AlcoholEdu the summer before arriving to UCLA? As fun as that was, UC Berkeley is giving their incoming class another kind of optional assignment.
Campus safety should come first with late-night shuttle service
The oft-taken journey from fraternity row to Hilgard Avenue is something that many fear making alone after a night of partying, but the lack of proper campus programs leaves them with no choice.
Undergraduate Students Association Council should be informed of candidate platforms
“VOTE FOR Students First!” reads the Facebook status of party faithfuls with election season in full swing.
IDS opens doors to research
“We are happy to announce that the IDS major will reopen for admission in Fall 2010!!!!!!” So begins a note on the international development studies website posted Monday. Even without the emphasis of six exclamation marks, it should be obvious that this is good news.
Science GEs pose little challenge
If you are a North Campus student, you probably try your best to avoid periodic tables, physics equations and Punnett squares. So it’s unlikely that you’re taking Chemistry 14A, Physics 1A or Life Sciences 1 to meet your science general education requirements, even though these classes are basic introductory requirements for science majors. Instead, your requirements will likely be met with one of the classes that upperclassmen or bruinwalk.com have told you are easier, such as Astronomy 3 or Physiological Sciences 5.