Because of a 20 percent decrease in state funding for the 2009-2010 year, UCLA is reexamining its academic structure and looking at new ways to cut costs without diminishing the quality of education.
Author Archives: Rotem Ben-Shachar
UCLA students learn to handle pressures of being emergency trauma technicians
When a patient comes into the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center suffering from severe gunshot wound complications, Rey Henry is ready.
Budget cuts make it hard for students to transfer
Eboni Haynes had no problem transferring to UCLA in 2008 after two years of attending Los Angeles Valley College.
Eligible veterans waiting to receive benefits from Post-9/11 GI Bill
Today, third-year law student and Navy veteran Glenn Yeck has to make an important stop at the Federal Building to pick up an advance for educational benefits he was supposed to receive months ago.
Youth urge health care reform
After graduating from New York University, Katie Loughmiller was jobless and uninsured.
Alum’s bike tour promotes sustainability
In November 2007, UCLA alumnus Jeff Dhungana set out on what he thought was an impossible journey.
Swine flu has not deterred students from studying abroad
Though swine flu has caused a worldwide scare this year, it has minimally affected students who are enrolled in study abroad programs, even in higher risk areas such as Mexico and Asia.