Administrators alert Bruins to change passwords due to Heartbleed bug

UCLA administrators are encouraging students to change their UCLA logon passwords in response to security concerns about a widespread software vulnerability that allows third parties to access students’ personal information. A vulnerability called “Heartbleed” in a popular software named OpenSSL threw many members of the internet community worldwide into panic last week. The software problem […]

Initiative for online education in California slackens

The fire that had kindled the push for online education in California public universities is cooling off, following recent remarks by various University of California officials. At an event held by the Public Policy Institute of California last month, UC President Janet Napolitano said online education is a “tool for the toolbox,” not a “silver […]

With former officer ineligible, USAC votes in new commissioner

The undergraduate student government unanimously appointed a new community service commissioner Tuesday night, after the former community service commissioner was charged with sexual battery last week. Omar Arce, the Undergraduate Students Association Council community service commissioner, plead not guilty to sexual battery and other charges last week. A UCLA student filed a report with UCPD […]

Lack of preparation for Calif. high school graduates raises concerns

Less than 40 percent of last year’s California public high school graduates were qualified to attend California’s public universities, raising concerns among education experts and policy makers that the state will have an insufficient number of college-educated workers. According to data recently released by the California Department of Education, about four in 10 public high […]