In the past decade, legislative initiatives and the shifting of social norms have caused a noticeable decrease in the smoking prevalence among all groups, except for one: the college aged. Smoking among individuals ages 18 to 24 has steadily been on the rise, as other age groups show trends of kicking the habit. Public health […]
Author Archives: Jeyling Chou
[A Closer Look] Singer-turned-activist speaks out
Sherri Lewis had two Top 40 singles in the 80s. Her music video ““ petticoat, big hair and all ““ aired on MTV during the network’s first year. She was on the popular television show American Bandstand. She toured Europe. She was engaged to be married. She learned she was HIV positive on her 33rd […]
Cybernetics combines many disciplines
When fourth-year student John Vaszari tells people what his major is, questions about robots and artificial intelligence frequently follow. At interviews for medical school this fall, Vaszari has given the same well-rehearsed explanation to doctors and admissions boards when they ask the inevitable question about “cybernetics.” An undergraduate interdepartmental program at UCLA since 1972, cybernetics […]
Film dramatizes evolution of sex therapy
Do it in the car. Do it on an office desk. Do it somewhere dangerous and forbidden. Do it with toys, with whipped cream. Do it fully clothed. Fantasize, role play, pillow talk, and then do it. The advice that Diana Wiley gives her patients at the UCLA Female Sexual Medicine Center is quite different […]
A broad education
Eleven years ago, Sung Deuk-Oak found it strange to write an academic paper by starting with his thesis. The foreign notion of presenting one’s ideas at the beginning, rather than subtly suggesting them at the end has required some adjustment. In these principles of paper structure, Oak finds the perfect metaphor for differences between America […]
Environmental problems a SoCal reality
When graded on environmental issues, Southern California is barely pulling a 2.0. According to this year’s Environmental Report Card, published annually by the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the progress made in resolving four serious environmental problems is far from completion, not to mention cum laude. Every year, the institute brings together faculty of many […]
Kuehl secures second term for 23rd District
Democratic candidate Sheila Kuehl was elected to serve a second term as the state senator for District 23, which includes Santa Monica and UCLA. For fear of bad luck, Kuehl did not want to speak about the election before the polls closed. But with a constituency that is 50 percent registered Democrat, the incumbent did […]