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Many outgoing seniors are checking their Degree Progress Reports before graduation. A few will discover unwelcome surprises in the form of General Education requirements they thought they had fulfilled, missing major requirements, or conflicts between majors and minors.

UCLA is unequivocally linked with Westwood Village. The village’s development coincided in the mid-century with the university’s rise in prominence, and UCLA students have long taken advantage of Westwood’s opportunities for shopping and leisure.

Considering the long-standing symbiotic relationship between the UCLA community and the many other stakeholders in the village, the recent motion to deny many students the opportunity to sit on the Westwood Neighborhood Council becomes all the more disturbing.
The proposed change in the council bylaws would limit the spots on the council students are eligible for to just one.

The University of California Office of the President is making a $6.9 million gamble on an online education program.

The incoming Undergraduate Students Association Council will undergo the most dramatic shift in power it has seen in many years.

If the City of Los Angeles begins ticketing drivers for apron parking in the North Village as it is soon expected to do, it will be a disaster that will unfairly punish students for a problem they did not create.

This board endorses David Bocarsly for general representative.
Bocarsly presented a platform based on a keen understanding of how students can improve Westwood and get over the ever-present winter quarter slump.