A ban in November on smoking in or near University of California medical centers began a string of planned changes in smoking policy for the UC system.
Author Archives: Gina Kass
In the know: Sacramento protest a significant step for student protesters
College students from across California gathered to bring their grievances to the Capitol building in Sacramento on Monday. Some marched all the way from the Bay Area, and some, including almost 70 UCLA students, made the journey north, culminating in a march of thousands advocating for solutions to the diminishing funds to California’s public universities.
In the know: Driver's license proposed for undocumented immigrants
Legislation has been re-introduced to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses in an effort spearheaded by Gil Cedillo, assemblyman of California’s 45th district.
_UCLA should encourage students to go beyond the minimal foreign language requirement_
Gyanam Mahajan, lecturer and language program coordinator for the UCLA South and Southeast Asian languages and cultures, always starts the first day of class with a joke: What do you call a person who speaks three languages? Trilingual. What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call a person who speaks one? American.
_United payroll of UCPath will benefit all_
Unknown to many students here, UCLA has undertaken a journey of technological renovation to unite all 10 universities and five medical centers in the University of California system.
In the know: LAUSD teacher evaluations
The Los Angeles teachers’ union and the Los Angeles Unified School District are currently in dispute over a proposed new method of teacher evaluation which takes into account standardized test scores.
_UC should remove SAT subject test scores as optional supplements_
In 2009, the UC Office of the President made the decision to drop the subject tests as a requirement, and this is the first year it will be enacted.