This post was updated Sept. 11 at 9:18 a.m. Clementine Bordeaux, a member of the Rosebud Lakota tribe, said she was surprised when the Los Angeles City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with a holiday honoring indigenous peoples. “I think we were all kind of in shock that it passed, and so there was […]
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UCLA ranked as top public university nationwide in new report
A 2017-2018 report published Wednesday ranked the UCLA as the nation’s top public university. Times Higher Education, a magazine that reports on higher education, published their World University Rankings report Wednesday, which ranked UCLA 15th in the world, a drop from 14th last year. It ranked UC Berkeley 18th in the world this year. However, […]
UCLA law school to create trial advocacy program with $1M donation
The UCLA School of Law is creating a new trial advocacy program following a $1 million donation from one of its alumni. A. Barry Cappello’s donation is funding the A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy, a program that provides training to students interested in becoming trial advocates, and will offer more scholarships for students […]
Students moved after reports of mold infestation in De Neve Holly
Hundreds of students were moved from their rooms Thursday after reports of a mold infestation in an on-campus residential hall. Around 500 students in the Academic Advancement Program’s summer freshman and transfer student program living in De Neve Holly were moved to Hedrick Summit by housing staff because of concerns of mold in several rooms, […]
Organizations encourage people to weigh in on Prop 57’s comment period
Organizations have been urging people to take advantage of the public comment period for Proposition 57 to ensure that the original intentions of the proposition are put into place. Proposition 57, known as The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016, was passed by voters in November and aims to review parole hearings and acknowledge […]
Chemistry, biochemistry instructors to provide no-cost course materials
Students taking classes from the chemistry and biochemistry department may start paying less for course materials. Starting fall, the department will require instructors to provide students with no-cost alternatives to course materials and are required to state in their syllabuses whether they profit off the sale of any written course material. No-cost alternatives include online […]
Former Anderson School of Management dean remembered for great impact
Harold Williams helped the Anderson School of Management develop an internationally recognized reputation and emphasized human interaction in the school’s curriculum. Williams, a former dean of the School of Management from 1970 to 1977, died July 30 in his Santa Ynez home at the age of 89. Faculty at the School of Management remember him […]