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Study shows Calif. grads have third lowest debt average

California college students, on average, are graduating with less debt than students in most other states, according to a study released last week by the Institute for College Access & Success, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization that conducts research on higher education topics.

Last presidential debate focuses on foreign policy

After a long day of classes, Sina Famenini sat down in Powell Library Monday night to watch a live stream of the final presidential debate on his laptop.

Second debate focuses on new topics, lacks new insights

Students, faculty and citizens at UCLA and nationwide gathered Tuesday night to watch the presidential candidates face off in their second debate of the election season.

CCLE staff upgrades system, switching to newer version of Moodle and adding various features

As part of an increased emphasis on online learning at UCLA, the Common Collaboration and Learning Environment ““ commonly known as CCLE ““ staff recently upgraded the shared course management system’s features and capabilities.

Biden, Ryan cover foreign and domestic policy in vice presidential debate

The debate, which focused on both foreign and domestic policy, was the second installment in a series of debates scattered throughout the election season, the first of which was held between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney last week.

UC Student Association elects Raquel Morales as its new president

The UC Student Association elected its new president on Saturday, after its previous president resigned early last week. Raquel Morales, a fourth-year international and Latin American studies student at UC San Diego, was elected through a special election held at the association’s regularly-scheduled board meeting at UCLA over the weekend.

UCLA professor translated volumes of Korean Buddhist text, inspired by past as a monk

Brushing dust off a thick, bound 14th century volume, Professor Robert Buswell stood in his office, surrounded by a chronicled literary history of ancient Buddhist culture.