In today’s culture, real life often gets confused with the “Real World” ““ and to the extent that it seems like anyone can achieve fame. Melissa de la Cruz and Karen Robinovitz set out to prove this is true in their Marie Claire magazine assignment-turned self-help book, “How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Haake
Two charged for alleged textbook theft
University police and Associated Students of UCLA security are investigating the recent burglary of what police say may have been thousands of dollars worth of textbooks. Primary suspects in the case were recently released from police custody. Police reports say that Aaron Llorens and Jonathan Taylor were arrested on Aug. 9, about two weeks after […]
Lead officer aims to stymie Village crime
As Westwood merchants deal with theft and quality-of-life issues, the West Los Angeles police department has responded by appointing a new senior lead officer. Three years after hoping to get the position that went to Michael Wang, Michael Moore was promoted from acting to official senior lead officer of the West Los Angeles Police Department […]
Online nursing classes provide degrees, convenience for graduate students
Like many other UCLA students Deovina Jordan finds herself studying for her classes late at night. The difference is she isn’t finishing a last- minute paper; she is one of the increasing number of national college students taking online courses. After working 12 hours at the UCLA Medical Center, Jordan, a second-year graduate nursing student, […]
Online: Drug rehabilitation has financial benefits over incarceration
The first results of a UCLA study released last week show that California taxpayers are saving more money than expected due to Proposition 36, which gives first- and second-time drug offenders the option of rehabilitation with probation instead of jail time. According to a press release from the Drug Policy Alliance, a national organization which […]
Degree not a job guarantee
As the national unemployment rate rose from a nine-year high of 6.1 percent in May to 6.4 percent in June, many UCLA graduates contributed to the rising percentages. According to a poll conducted by online employment magazine CollegeRecruiter.com, 37 percent of 1,000 college students and recent graduates thought it would take six months or more […]
UC lecturers accept terms of new contract
After three years of negotiations, a new contract between the University of California lecturers’ union and the UC administration was overwhelmingly approved and went into effect this past week. The new contract was approved by over 85 percent of the nearly 600 voting members of the lecturers’ unit of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers […]