Danielle Salyer, a third-year microbiology student, artist and musician, died Friday morning. She was 22. Salyer was admitted to Northridge Hospital Medical Center on Jan. 19 due to complications relating to diabetes and later suffered cardiac arrest. Family members said she was taken off life support Friday morning and passed away surrounded by her loved […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Case
Spring could bring student-taught classes
Tyler Shores is a typical class-going, note-taking student at the University of California, Berkeley four days a week. But for 90 minutes each week, he steps on to the other side of the podium and becomes a lecturer, facilitator and highly regarded teacher in front of his peers. Shores is part of Berkeley’s DeCal program, […]
Students fail to take advantage of instructors’ office hours
Chemistry professor Herbert Kaesz works diligently in his office, planning assignments and lectures. He looks up occasionally and glances toward the doorway of his office, but then quickly returns to his work. Kaesz is not simply spending extra time working in his quiet office. These are his office hours. But, there are usually no students […]
Social sciences division holds breath as dean considers leaving
UCLA may potentially lose a large asset of the social sciences division if its dean is chosen as provost at the University of Iowa. Scott Waugh is now one of six remaining applicants for the position. After 12 years as head of the social sciences division, Waugh awaits a decision from Iowa that could leave […]
AAP coordinator’s termination spurs outcry
Today, students plan to protest the termination of one of the Academic Advancement Program’s coordinators as well as the many budget cuts that will soon affect AAP. As a result of recent decreases in funding, AAP chose to let go a coordinator of one of its mentoring programs, and students are strongly opposed to the […]
UCLA hopes to hire subcontracted workers directly
Though a recent termination of UCLA’s largest maintenance subcontracted agreement was a victory for labor activists, efforts continue to ensure that these workers will be re-hired by the university. Organizers also want to extend the effort to hire all subcontracted workers directly. The university chose not to renew its $621,000 contract with Diamond Contract Services […]
A closer look: Tradition’s pranks see ebbing trend
From tar and feathers to manure falling from a helicopter, Bruins and Trojans have thought of numerous pranks during their 75-year rivalry. This year’s Beat ‘SC Week slogan is appropriately titled “Bringin’ Back the Roar.” Pranks between each school have died down in past years, according to John Sandbrook, special assistant to the executive dean. […]