Author Archives: Menaka Fernando

When thousands of incoming undergraduate students rushed letters of intent to the admissions office before the May 1 deadline, attending UCLA cost about $1,000 less than it will when those students step on campus for the first time in the fall. Though incoming freshmen and transfer students decided to attend UCLA before another fee hike […]

The affirmative action spotlight shone on the University of Michigan again last week when Ward Connerly announced the launch of an initiative that would counter the effects of the recent Supreme Court ruling in that state. As about 200 attendees ““ a quarter of which were protesters ““ looked on, Connerly, a University of California […]

Student groups can apply for funding this week through a process that the undergraduate student government unanimously approved despite some controversy surrounding the appointments of those in charge of the budget recommendations. The Undergraduate Students Association Council has $233,000 available in its base budget to be distributed to officially recognized student groups who meet the […]

California’s ban on race-conscious admissions policies in public institutions could give some law schools seeking to enroll minorities an edge over the UCLA School of Law, some public officials say. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling green-lighting the consideration of race in higher education admissions will not directly affect the School of Law as a […]

From music to politics, student government provides an outlet for a variety of interests and skills. With a wide array of programming and the numerous duties they entail, the undergraduate and graduate student governments offer students the opportunity to get involved on campus, no matter what their interests. Many current councilmembers followed their interests to […]

Incoming students will have to hit the ground running this fall, as the recently implemented minimum progress requirement will mandate students to take a full load of courses every quarter. The regulation ““ which requires students to take a minimum of 13 units each quarter and 27 every two quarters ““ was intended to decrease […]

Members of the outgoing and incoming undergraduate student government let their hair down Saturday afternoon as they participated in the installment ceremony of the newly elected council. As family members, friends and administrative representatives looked on in the crowded Kerckhoff Grand Salon, the members of the 2002-2003 Undergraduate Students Association Council bid their final farewells and formally […]