A state senate committee plans to investigate the quality of patient care at University of California medical centers, after a recent union report alleged that the quality of care at the facilities has declined in recent years. Read more...
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April 1, 2:25 am
Quality of UC patient care under scrutiny
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April 1, 2:24 am
Shifting gears: UCLA Transportation to modify shuttle routes, raise parking fees
Over the next year, UCLA Transportation plans to make a series of changes by increasing parking fees and modifying its campus shuttle service. UCLA Transportation will terminate the Northwest Shuttle Van service, which runs from Macgowan Turnaround to Hedrick Hall, this June, according to Sherry Lewis, the director of UCLA Fleet and Transit. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Transportation will add a new BruinBus route, which will be a direct route from Weyburn Terrace to campus.
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April 1, 2:20 am
Supreme Court to hear Michigan affirmative action suit
The United States Supreme Court announced last week it will hear a second case on the constitutionality of affirmative action, this time concerning a ban in Michigan similar to one that already exists in California. Read more...
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March 25, 11:56 pm
Supreme Court to conduct hearings for two separate cases regarding affirmative action
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case regarding the constitutionality of a voter-approved ban on affirmative action in Michigan, in addition to a separate case from Texas that is currently awaiting a decision. Read more...
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March 18, 11:04 pm
Mock constitutional convention serves as final exam for political science class
An American flag, draped over a gold-colored pole, stood in front of a conference room in the UCLA Career Center. Posters bearing phrases from the preamble of the United States Constitution lined the room’s walls. Read more...
Photo: Students in Political Science 149, a special topics class on American government and politics, and UCLA alumni participated in a mock constitutional convention last week. The students made presentations about their proposed amendments to the Constitution during the convention.
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March 18, 10:48 pm
California bill proposes awarding credit for certain online courses
A recently introduced bill would require California public colleges and universities to award credit for online courses students have to take because they could not register for over-enrolled classes – legislation that has garnered criticism from University of California faculty. Read more...
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March 18, 10:41 pm
Project 1 group withdraws from Community Programs Office
Program directors of Project 1 – a student group that offers mentoring and tutoring at Los Angeles high schools through the schools’ lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender clubs – withdrew from the Community Programs Office last week, claiming the office is not a “safe space” for members of the LGBT community. Read more...