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New program to help UCLA staff advance careers Workshops, mentors provide skills for management jobs By Kathryn Combs UCLA officials have developed a program to help current staff gain the experience and knowledge to advance their career within the university. Campus Human Resources has recently introduced the Administrative and Professional Staff (A&PS) Management Development Program, […]

Selection process for student regent debated Concerns arise over regents’ amount of control over decision By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — Though the UC Regents will announce the new student regent today, there was growing concern at last week’s meeting that the selection process deprives the students control over choosing their representative. […]

New executive vice chancellor selected By Brooke Olson Concluding an intensive five-month search, the UC Board of Regents approved the nomination of Charles Kennel to UCLA’s second-highest campus office. Kennel, a world-renowned physicist and long-time UCLA faculty member, will assume the position of executive vice-chancellor on Feb. 1, where he will find himself responsible for […]

Virtual voting initiative boosts accessibility By John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff In an effort to bring democracy out of the polls and into the the living room, the newly founded Campaign for Digital Democracy unveiled an initiative late last week that would create a "virtual voting booth" on the World Wide Web. The Virtual Voting […]

Protestors arrested for disruptions Students cited for speaking over time limit By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff SAN FRANCISCO –Demonstrations erupted at yesterday’s Board of Regents’ meeting as debate continued over whether to rescind last July’s vote to end affirmative action in the University of California. UC police arrested 10 students yesterday at the […]

Common Courtesy? Politeness, chivalry sometimes perceived as offensive in shifting culture of equality-driven society By Toni Dimayuga When an elderly woman is unable to cross the street through speeding traffic, a good boy scout would traditionally come to her aid. Although a popular example of common courtesy, the aforementioned offer of assistance would probably be […]

Booksmart actor contributes to fund-raiser Friends of English hosts public reading by Charlton Heston By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Clutching a three-tiered stack of books to his chest, including such classics as a 1633 edition of the Bible and "Moby Dick," veteran actor Charlton Heston walked onto the stage of the Korn Convocation […]