Author Archives: Josh Blitstein

As if pre-meds did not already have enough to worry about, recent changes to the MCAT have some pre-med students worried about more than just mastering its content. The Association of American Medical Colleges announced recently in a press release that it will convert the MCAT to a computer-based format within the next two years, […]

Fifty thousand rare books normally housed at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library will find refuge on the shelves of the UC Southern Regional Library Facility on the UCLA campus while their regular residence is renovated this year. The Clark Library, erected in 1926, was closed Oct. 1 in order for a new heating and […]

If you’re an incoming freshman, the fight for the diversity requirement at UCLA may be older than you are. Student supporters of a general education diversity requirement have fought for the past 18 years to get the requirement implemented, but after failing yet again in a faculty vote last fall, campaigners are turning up their […]

Six University of California chancellors unanimously decided on Wednesday to end their campuses’ participation in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a move they believe will result in a fairer evaluation of all students for other merit-based scholarships and a more level playing field on which underrepresented and low-income students can compete. Starting in fall 2006, […]

University of California officials are pushing for the removal of UC campuses from the National Merit Scholarship Program and are instead advocating the evaluation of student merit on a comprehensive basis. Universities that are part of the National Merit program, including UCLA, award students with one-time $2,500 scholarships based on high performance on the Preliminary […]

The UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science has announced the development of a new Water Technology Research Center to improve methods of water conversion from salt water to potable water and to integrate these methods with more efficient and cost-effective energy sources. Also known as the WaTeR Center, its mission is “to advance water […]

The rhythmic patter of hammers and the crunch of shovels digging echoed throughout the site, as men and women worked doggedly in the morning heat to build houses for low-income families. Their efforts were arranged through Habitat for Humanity, the organization that presented six families with the keys to their new Pacoima homes Saturday. Among […]