Learning-disabled test status increases Reports say time limit exemption prompts new trend By Rachanee Srisavasdi A growing number of high school students are declaring themselves "learning disabled" in order to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) without time limits, new reports indicated. Parents often assume their child can score better without a time limit, and […]
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Reliability of SAT debated in academia
Reliability of SAT debated in academia College Board says test is fair, others cite score disparities By Rachanee Srisavasdi To most high-school students, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is not only just another obstacle to being admitted to college, but is an arguably unfair measurement of how well a student will do in college. The […]
Spinning a new wheel
Spinning a new wheel New sport incorporates team spirit, aerobic workout, race training and fun for all By Sarah Krupp At first glance the room appears cozy, with wood stools, and plump couches, a blackboard listing food items ranging from mango smoothies to fat-free blackberry scones. But beyond the cafe lies what its owners describe […]
Sliding into season play
Sliding into season play Steady hurlers and lively bats prime Bruins for interleague lineup By Yoni Tamler The grass is cut, the leather oiled, the eye black moist and the Kodiak packed and ready. The major leagues don’t begin rehearsing for interleague play until February, but the UCLA baseball team already has its lineup card […]
M. tennis rolls over Boise State
M. tennis rolls over Boise State Wins easy for top players Gimelstob, Muskatirovic, Taino By Mark Shapiro With three straight victories already under its belt, the UCLA men’s tennis team figured to have little problem with Boise State in yesterday afternoon’s match. The Bruins figured right as the Broncos posed little threat to No. 2 […]
Stopping grammar school gender bias key to equality
Stopping grammar school gender bias key to equality By John Beck After reading your article on the proportion of male and female professors ("UCLA professorships still dominated by men," Jan. 19), I felt that I needed to comment on one thing. There is a quotation by a female student, Carrie White, that says, "Probably women […]
How to play cat-and-mouse game of UCLA parking
How to play cat-and-mouse game of UCLA parking Finding, keeping a decent space requires great ingenuity, guile Last quarter, two days before I wrote an article about bathroom graffiti, I opened the newspaper, and much to my dismay, someone had beat me to it. This quarter, 13 days before my second column, I opened The […]