Author Archives: Heather Rabkin

Eighteen years, 13 volumes and 5,343 pages later, the “Repertorium Columbianum,” the biggest compilation of Christopher Columbus-related texts in English, has been completed. “This is the most important editorial, historical project in the last century. (It is a) monumental scholarly work,” said Teofilo Ruiz, the chairman of UCLA’s history department and a member of the […]

Free tutoring, academic programs, mentoring, research opportunities, and available scholarships are all things most UCLA undergraduates would jump at the chance to have. All these opportunities and more are available right on the UCLA campus through the Academic Advancement Program. But there are eligibility requirements to be part of AAP, a university- and grant-funded program. […]

The first week of every quarter at UCLA means two very different things in terms of textbooks. Students dread having to pay hundreds of dollars for books, while the Associated Students of UCLA textbook store and publishers see this time as one of their most profitable. Recent efforts taken by the California Student Public Interest […]

While many UCLA students were enjoying their last few weeks of summer vacation, others were fasting to pass legislation that will make dreams come true. On Sept. 13, students across the country began a two-week fast to show their support for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which would allow undocumented students […]

During his Astronomy 3 class, Professor Jean Turner notices nearly every student, from the ones looking confused to the ones taking notes, and even the ones in the back reading newspapers. In his music classes, Professor Peter Yates also notices what his students are doing, as each class usually only has one student. Despite the […]

Over three months ago, students and workers across the University of California system came together to rally for higher wages and respect in the face of state budget cuts. Today, they are still fighting for the same things, as the workers who are a part of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]

In a UC Berkeley Finnish language class last fall, there were little more than a handful of students ““ only half of which attended Berkeley. The other half attended the class hundreds of miles away at their own school ““ UCLA. Combining classes across the UC system is becoming a more promising idea, especially in […]