A recently introduced bill would require California public colleges and universities to award credit for online courses students have to take because they could not register for over-enrolled classes – legislation that has garnered criticism from University of California faculty. California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg introduced the legislation last week. It is the […]
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Condoleezza Rice speaks at annual memorial lecture
A group of female students clad in red dresses and holding signs of support for former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were hard to miss in the Korn Convocation Hall Wednesday evening.
Students, professor react to Pope Benedict’s plans to step down
The original headline accompanying this article was unclear and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Breaking from about 600 years of tradition, the leader of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he will step down from his position at the end of the month, a […]
UCLA professor, student with family in Egypt discuss its status
Under a night sky, Zeyad Zaky’s cousins guarded their neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt with pipes and brooms from looters who were running rampant. That year, Hosni Mubarak, the former autocratic president of Egypt, stepped down from his 30-year rule in the country, marking the climax of the Egyptian revolution. But Mubarak’s stepping down also created […]
Locks of Love comes to UCLA
UCLA alumnus Brian Frederick stared at his reflection on his phone’s screen as he stood in the James West Alumni Center.
UC proposes new child abuse policy
The University of California recently released a proposal to update University policies on reporting child abuse and neglect.
Panel assesses Palestine’s status as ‘observer state’
The Palestinian-Israeli relations may have come to a new stage, experts said during a panel discussion at the UCLA School of Law held Thursday.