The Graduate Student Association is looking to half its financial support of the University of California’s primary student lobbying organization despite the possible impact on a current campaign for graduate aid tax exemptions ““ all while retaining an increase in its own funds. Currently, GSA contributes $14,000 per year to the statewide lobbying UC Student […]
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Workshops help doctoral students search for jobs
By Vanda Suvansilpakit DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR vsuvansilpakit@media.ucla.edu To better equip doctoral students with skills in searching for jobs outside academia, the Career Center has launched a series of workshops focusing on various stages of the job search process. Previously, programs organized by the Career Center have largely been targeted at serving the needs of undergraduate […]
Library to replace system by fall
For the second time in five years, the UCLA Library has been forced to take down its online catalog system and is planning to switch to a new system by fall 2004. The decision to replace ORION2 was made last year when Data Research Associates, the company producing the software that operates the online catalog […]
GSA representatives lobby for tax-free fellowships, scholarships in D.C.
Six representatives from the Graduate Student Association leave for Washington D.C. today to lobby legislators for a bill that would make academic fellowships and scholarships tax exempt. On Thursday, more than 90 students from university campuses across the nation will be going into offices of members of the Senate and House of Representatives to gather […]
Online survey to evaluate graduate students’ expenses
How much does it really cost to be a graduate student at UCLA? To answer this question, the graduate division has released an online financial aid survey this week to assess the overall expenses of graduate students. The survey asks students questions concerning living arrangements, transportation, and academic and personal expenses and will be available […]
Meeting educates on graduate health options
The year’s first Graduate Student Association town hall meeting gave graduate students a chance to convey their health-related concerns directly to services directors, but few showed up to take advantage of the event. The low attendance ““ no more than a handful of students ““ Tuesday is likely due to the failure of some association […]
Students say UCLA sub-par as test site for LSAT, MCAT
Prospective medical and law students might be better off taking their standardized tests away from the poorly-rated UCLA campus, according to a nationwide survey on testing facilities. The survey, conducted by Kaplan Test Prep, places UCLA below par compared to other test sites across the nation, with crosstown rival University of Southern California ranked first […]