Author Archives: Jennie Herriot

The University of California, Berkeley’s recent ban on students from SARS-affected countries studying at the campus this summer has members of the local community wondering if UCLA will make a similar announcement. In a statement Tuesday, UCLA officials said they are still considering whether to instate a comparable ban and that they will “continue to […]

While fighting continues in Israel, Jewish student groups this week will focus on celebrating the country’s 55th anniversary and educating the campus about Middle East issues. The first annual Israel Independence Week, running Monday through Thursday, features events including a bazaar in Bruin Plaza, a block party in Westwood and a memorial service for fallen […]

The University of California suspended its summer Education Abroad Program in Beijing on Friday, citing the continued danger of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The announcement comes a little more than two weeks after the UC suspended current EAP operations in Beijing, asking its 44 students to return to the United States. Approximately 130 students will […]

Animal rights protesters vandalized the home of two UCLA researchers last week, according to a police report filed by the victims. On-campus demonstrations that coincided with World Week for Animals in Laboratories were followed by protests in some researchers’ neighborhoods Monday. John Schlag, a neurobiology professor, and Madeleine Schlag-Rey, a neurobiology researcher, two targets of […]

As thousands of eager high school seniors tour college campuses this month, administrators are looking for ways to make their schools seem more appealing. In an attempt to attract Southern California students who might otherwise attend UCLA, UC Berkeley flew 500 admitted students to campus for a weekend of immersion in student life. The Fly […]

UCLA relinquished control of the Ocean Discovery Center in Santa Monica last month after lengthy talks with the center’s new parent organization, Heal the Bay. The center, which opened in September 1996 with the aim of providing hands-on learning for schoolchildren during the week, experienced difficulty attracting visitors on the weekend, said John Sandbrook, assistant […]

With commencement just around the corner, every UCLA school and department is gearing up for for the weekend-long celebration. Of the 80,000 expected attendees, the College of Letters & Science is expecting 55,000 guests at its ceremonies; to deal with the large volume of people, an online ticketing system created by the College in 2002 […]