Author Archives: Samantha Schaefer

Though she was accepted to several universities, Azin Mehdizadeh decided that attending a community college was a necessary stepping-stone from a small private high school to a large four-year university.

Four individuals will be awarded the 29th annual UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor, given to recognize an individual’s contributions to UCLA and outstanding achievements in the community or an academic field.

Harvard law professor Lani Guinier was invited to speak about the problem of diversity in higher education to conclude the symposium for the College Access Project for African Americans at the UCLA Hammer Museum on Friday evening.

Students will experience firsthand how hunger affects the homeless and other residents of Los Angeles and the global community Wednesday night at the third annual Hunger Banquet at UCLA, cosponsored by the Social Justice Alliance and the Hunger Project.
According to Oxfam America’s Web site, an international relief organization that also assists students across the country in planning events like hunger banquets, more than 850 million people suffer from chronic hunger.

Due to statewide budget cuts, the Academic Advancement Program will be forced to make an estimated 5 to 10 percent cut in funding, which will impact students utilizing both the tutoring and counseling programs offered by the organization.

Spanish and community and culture has recently been approved as a new major in the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese. It has been open to students since fall and incorporates a traditional Spanish education in the classroom with volunteer work in the Latino community.