School authorities would have to report all on-campus sexual assaults and hate crimes to the police with the consent of the victims, if a newly introduced California bill becomes law. California state Assemblyman Mike Gatto is pushing for the bill, Assembly Bill 1433, to address the underreporting of cases of hate crimes and violent crimes, […]
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Smoking and tobacco ban expands across all UC campuses
The University of California banned all smoking and tobacco products last week, following a similar ban at UCLA last spring. The new policy, which came into effect on Jan. 1, bans products including tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, hookahs and nicotine gum. UC Irvine is the only campus that will continue to allow e-cigarettes under the […]
UCLA’s Typhoon Haiyan Relief Committee to donate around $6,000
Student groups have raised about $6,000 in donations for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts, through a donation campaign and a benefit concert. UCLA students from more than a dozen student groups formed the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Committee in mid-November after Typhoon Haiyan slammed through the Phillippines and part of Vietnam, destroying towns and leaving many injured, […]
IDEAS protests Napolitano’s plan for undocumented students
A group advocating for undocumented students at UCLA protested a plan by University of California President Janet Napolitano on Tuesday that will provide them with financial aid in the form of student loans rather than scholarships.
UC admissions policy sees scrutiny from student veterans
A last-minute deployment to Iraq and a three-month extension in Hawaii shook up Angel Fulgencio’s plans for college. He was unable to leave active duty until February 2008. Eager to get back to school, Fulgencio completed the community college credits needed to transfer by the end of 2010. But he had to wait several months […]
U.S. government shutdown derails UC student internships
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Naomi Tamrat only worked two days of her internship at the U.S. Department of Education before the department was shut down, putting her work on indefinite hiatus. Having spent more than $7,000 on […]
UCLA’s college rankings determined by various factors
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. UCLA was once again ranked among the world’s top universities in a set of world university rankings last week, though education experts say the value and focus of college rankings may not be […]