Through cooperative housing, some students at UCLA are gaining an unconventional housing experience. Cooperative housing complexes create distinctive communities within the UCLA population and enrich student life, according to co-op residents. The combination of a diverse population and the ability to influence the organization of the co-op are the two main advantages that set co-ops […]
Author Archives: Natalie Branach
Law course offers dual benefit
Local high schools are experiencing a phenomenon known as Street Law, where issues such as drug testing and homicide are being discussed in depth, leading high school students to take an increased interest in their education. An unusual class in Street Law helps UCLA law students learn how to explain legal intricacies in simple terms […]
Scientists debate about genetically altered food
Science, international policy and law bumped heads Tuesday night at the UCLA School of Law as a group of panelists debated issues related to genetically modified foods. A panel of genetic, environmental and international law experts visited UCLA as guests of the Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program and the UCLA Institute of the […]
Roadtrippers share career discoveries
For students who don’t know what to do with the rest of their lives, Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard of “Roadtrip Nation” have an answer. The two visited UCLA on Monday to mobilize students to explore career options “off the beaten path.” Their mission began when they decided to go on a roadtrip to cope […]
“˜Roadtrip Nation’ authors travel to UCLA
When Mike Mariner and Nate Gebhard found themselves without direction in regard to their future career paths, they did what they always do when they face a problem: They went on a road trip in a lime green and blue RV. The goal of their ensuing quest was to interview people and professionals from all […]
Students compete in mock court proceedings
They haven’t been certified to practice law yet, but UCLA law students gave oral arguments in front of a panel of lawyers and judges on Saturday. The annual Moot Court competition, hosted by the UCLA Moot Court Executive Board, is an important event for the UCLA School of Law which allows students to gain first-hand […]
East-West Medicine treats body, mind
After suffering through horrible sinus pain, Marjorie Broder was almost incapable of going on with her daily life ““ until she met Dr. Ka-Kit Hui. Battling terrible headaches, Broder consulted every specialist in town for two years. It was only after a concerned stranger recommended the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine that Broder found relief. […]