UCLA professorships still dominated by men Number of female professors slowly gaining with time By Patrick Marantal A first-year student walks into her general chemistry class. Another student walks into a psychology course in north campus. And even more students sit in a math class in Boelter Hall. Whatever the course may be, more often […]
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Affirmative Action
UC delays affirmative action decision Regents postpone preference program review until March By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — After a morning of student protests, arrests and sharp criticism from faculty representatives for ignoring the input of the university community, the Board of Regents dodged two proposals to change their July vote eliminating […]
Yale, UCLA share graduate student dilemma
Yale, UCLA share graduate student dilemma Grade withholding, protests provide link between universities By Michael Angell Imagine calling URSA for grades and hearing that well-known voice say "Your grade is … walking a picket line." Yale undergraduates recently went through a similar experience as graduate students withheld grades for two weeks in a bid for […]
Affirmative Action
Regent to re-examine affirmative action today Students protesters expected at meeting in San FranciscoBy Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — A showdown is being staged as members of the Board of Regents face off today in a battle over the fate of affirmative action in the University of California. So politically charged is […]
Tipping the scales
Tipping the scales FRED HE/Daily Bruin Peer health counselor Josh Litchman conducts underwater fitness testing on Jonathan Giron in the Men’s Gym.
Come on baby, light my fire
Despite its adverse effects, smoking’s social appeal continues to draw many UCLA studentsBy Siu Ng When the Marlboro Man appeared on billboards with cigarette in hand, everyone thought it was cool. But when he died of lung cancer, some people didn’t think twice of the ordeal. Today, accompanying the trend of alcohol and caffeine consumption, […]
Student Union planning for difficult year
Student Union planning for difficult year By Kim Nguyen Memories of plunging revenues, multi-million dollar losses and controversial dismissals still lingered in the air Friday as the Associated Students Board of Directors met to face the daunting task of restructuring the governing body that touches most aspects of student life. ASUCLA’s financial troubles began in […]