Retired United States Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will speak at the UCLA School of Law commencement ceremony in May. Associate Justice Stevens was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975 by President Gerald Ford and served until his retirement in 2010. He was the third-longest serving justice in history.“It’s just a […]
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Editorial: SAT changes need more emphasis on writing skills
When prospective University of California students open up their SAT booklets starting in spring 2016, they will dive into a test that could overlook writing, a skill vital to performance both at the university level and beyond. The College Board announced major changes to the structure of the exam in March, including a return to […]
Julia McCarthy: Groups can reform state’s education system
Much of the campus conversation around increasing diversity focuses on an “education pipeline” that should, in theory, take high school students from across California and funnel them through the state’s various higher education systems. New data showing that 6 in 10 public high school students are not eligible for enrollment in the University of California […]
Chloe Lew: Students of all majors should take advantage of writing resources
Writer’s block is pretty much a universal phenomenon. But students of different disciplines may not realize that resources exist on campus to help them work through their difficulties as writers. A misconception that pervades many academic departments is that writing resources such as the Undergraduate Writing Center are for students of the humanities and social […]
Voting for 2014 GSA elections to end Monday
This year’s unusually contested graduate student government elections will end Monday at noon on MyUCLA. Two slates are running a total of six candidates in the Graduate Students Association elections. The race will determine next school year’s GSA president, vice president of internal affairs, vice president of external affairs and vice president of academic affairs. […]
UCLA deans continue to spend on travel and entertainment
Even after UCLA was publicly exposed and criticized for approving lavish travel and entertainment expenses by its top academic officials, the university continued to approve luxury accommodations for two of its biggest spenders, newly released records show.
Editorial: Appointment of USAC officer’s replacement lacked transparency
Barely a week has passed since Omar Arce, the then-Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service commissioner, was arrested in connection with a series of alleged sexual batteries against another student. The campus learned of the arrest on April 2. Six days later, on Tuesday, the council appointed the assistant commissioner, Alex Lee, as Arce’s replacement. […]