UC Commission on the Future recommends having students finish degrees in 4 years or fewer to help save UC money

Should students receive their degrees in under four years?

This topic was one discussed by the University of California Commission on the Future when it met Monday to debate ways to save the UC system money and bring in more revenue.

Fair encourages students to study abroad

The allure of exotic and foreign lands drew in a large crowd of students Tuesday during the 24th annual study abroad fair.

Conducted by UCLA’s International Education Office, the fair presented students with information on various programs offered by UCLA and outside sources for abroad curriculums.

Sergio Broderick-Villa, associate director for study abroad at the International Education Office, said the fair is meant to expose the idea of studying abroad to those who may have never considered it.

In fact, Broderick-Villa said it is those people who have never considered studying abroad that should begin to mull over the idea.

“There are advantages simply beyond the academia or the travel (aspects),” he said.