Gabrielle Spiegel, a professor at Johns Hopkins University with an exceptional knowledge of medieval French history, will soon face the task of defending the humanities at UCLA. Spiegel, a renowned historian at Johns Hopkins, was named dean of humanities last week, and will begin her duties July 1. Spiegel will face the challenge of preserving […]
Author Archives: Brendan Kearns
UCLA alumna helps others deal with Tax Day
Few organizations suffer as negative a public perception as the Internal Revenue Service, the government agency responsible for the collection and distribution of federal taxes. The three letters “IRS” typically inspire feelings of fear, annoyance and anger in the populace, conjuring thoughts of vengeful number crunchers tirelessly working to pinch every last cent out of […]
Diligence part and parcel of postal job
The U.S. Postal Service has long operated with the motto that “Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow” will stop their postmen, portraying their employees as relentless individuals who brave the elements to meet the population’s mailing needs. California weather dictates that Kiran Shah and Arthur Lapena rarely face such harsh natural conditions, but no one […]
Students find long-term housing contracts unsatisfactory
In most ways, the UCLA experience is defined by a wide variety of choice: Students can select their majors from 121 fields, join any of the hundreds of campus groups and organizations, and choose their friends from a university population that exceeds 25,000 undergraduates. But many students have complained about one area where UCLA’s characteristic […]
Keeping cultural identity, far from home
Coming to UCLA is, for many, a rite of passage when young adults take a step toward independence, moving from the familiar home setting to the vast reaches of a university. Much can be gained from the college experience: new friends, unique memories, a more sophisticated world view and, of course, a degree. But some […]
March 2 Election: Passage of Prop. 55 would allow seismic renovations of campus buildings
When the fate of Proposition 55 is decided in the March 2 election, the voters’ decision will have immediate and far-reaching effects at UCLA. Proposition 55 would provide a bond of $12.3 billion to fund the repair and maintenance of California schools. Of that sum, approximately $70 million would be allotted to UCLA. Though the […]
Nigerian vice president addresses UCLA audience
With stories of poverty, corruption, disease, wars and other troubles dominating the news that comes out of Africa, it is easy to characterize the continent as a place of unceasing despair. But in a visit to UCLA on Thursday, the Nigerian vice president countered these ideas with words of hope about the struggling continent, describing […]