A few students on campus have begun to initiate their own educations, blurring the lines between being a student and being an educator. This handful of students is part of a new experimental program designed to help students start their own courses. The program, Students Empowered to Initiate their Own Educations, referred to as SEIzE […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Case
Striving for sustainability
The organization has grown from 12 members to over 500 in less than one year, and has played a leading role in drafting a policy calling for “green” buildings and a reduction in energy consumption on all UC campuses. The California Student Sustainability Coalition, a student-run organization aimed at implementing environmentally sound practices in the […]
Web tool secured to catch cheating
With plagiarism a constant problem on campus, administrators hope new Web sites are a creative way of attempting to stop the plagiarism for which they have been looking. The UCLA College has recently secured a site license to use Turnitin.com, a Web site designed to help faculty detect plagiarism as well as educate students on […]
Students unite for MEChA rally
Correction Appended Hundreds of students congregated, their many voices forming one in their chant, “We’re fired up, can’t take it no more.” Chicana/o student group MEChA held a rally in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Wednesday afternoon in the hopes of teaching UCLA students about the purpose of MEChA, as well as uniting many student […]
Faculty unites to fight fee hikes
If the message was not clear before, the department heads of the UCLA College are making sure their message about UCLA’s graduate programs are now heard loud and clear by the administration: The governor’s proposed cuts without adequate compensation from the university is unacceptable. Faced with a graduate fee increase of 40 percent in the […]
Cut and paste
Finals week is here, and the pressure to do well on final exams and papers can push some students over the edge. With the availability of several paper databases and student networking capabilities, the pressure to perform may cause students to look to plagiarism as an option. Several students in recent weeks have received e-mails […]
Bruins deal with language barriers
During lectures, he speaks very slowly and often stops to ask students if they understand what he says. He also pays careful attention to how well he enunciates each syllable. English was not German Professor Wolfgang Nehring’s first language, and he understands that many students may have a difficult time understanding him. Many students say […]