From resume workshops to alumni mixers to job fairs to even “pizookie” parties, the Undergraduate Business Society offers a wide variety of activities designed to give students a glimpse of the business world. Since UBS appeared on campus more than 20 years ago, the club has worked to increase its membership, build its reputation and […]
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Columnist stresses need for common political goal
A “fresh start” is what author and nationally syndicated columnist Matthew Miller wants for politics in the United States. “We need to reframe the debate between political parties to build a better common purpose and eliminate the solutions gap,” he said in the UCLA Public Policy Building on Thursday. With his book “The 2 Percent […]
Author, columnist Miller comes to campus
“What does equal opportunity and a decent life in America mean?” asks author and syndicated columnist Matthew Miller. Miller will speak at UCLA today to discuss how changing the U.S. government could bring “a decent life” within the grasp of all Americans. In his first book, “The 2 Percent Solution: Fixing America’s Problems in Ways […]
Koozko.com gives students auction alternative
Wesley Furuta thought he had it made four years ago, when he graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in economics and plans to begin a business consulting job at Arthur Andersen LLP. But in 2002, when corporate scandal struck the once-distinguished accounting firm, and Furuta lost his job, he began to pursue his own […]
Professor looks at why schools fail
A UCLA Anderson School professor recently published a book based on three years of research that links school success with increased independence from school districts. Professor William G. Ouchi, Sigoloff Chair in Corporate Renewal, says that an essential truth applies to both the operation of business as well as public schools: Decision making must be […]
Thieves find Hill ripe for the picking
Missing: a large pineapple and two coconuts from last week’s themed dinner. (Five females from the residential halls needed piña coladas for their pre-party bash.) Gone: three distinctive, red dollies from the Covel front desk. (Decidedly the perfect equipment for hauling off more loot.) Stolen: potted plant after potted plant. (They wanted their own arboretum.) […]
Interfaith couple challenges traditions
Traditions have been changing, but some families still expect their children to date, and certainly to marry, within their own religion. Thus lovers of opposing backgrounds must struggle, like Capulets and Montagues, against familial expectations. Such is the case for third-year electrical engineering student Noah Kaplan and third-year political science student Susan Baig. Kaplan and […]