The communication studies department is proposing changes to its curriculum that include creating four areas of concentration instead of the two that are available now, having fewer upper division requirements and adding a practicum course requirement. The department is still working on the proposal, said Tim Groeling, chair of the communication studies department. The next step will be to submit the proposal for approval by the Undergraduate Council in the Academic Senate. Read more...
News, Westwood
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November 29, 12:52 am
Communication studies major considers changes to curriculum
Campus, Crime, News
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November 29, 12:51 am
Security tightens for the Bruin statue before USC game
UCLA has taken unprecedented measures, including a new cover and video cameras, to protect the Bruin statue from vandalism leading up to Saturday's UCLA-USC football matchup. Read more...
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Kristi Fleming, a second-year anthropology student, sets up a tent for her and other students defending the Bruin statue from vandals before the upcoming rivalry game.
Crime, News, Westwood
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November 29, 12:50 am
UPDATED: *Intruder tries to break into Canyon Point dorm room*
University police are looking for a man who broke into a dorm room on the ground level of Canyon Point on Sunday morning. A student who was sleeping in the room at the time heard the man as he tried to break the exterior window at 5:30 a.m. Read more...
Campus, Crime, News
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November 29, 12:48 am
UCPD suffers once again from state budget cuts
University police have been forced to scale back because of consecutive, 5 percent cuts that have slashed the police department's budget in 2009 and again in 2010. These cuts stem from a loss of state funding, which provides for about 50 percent, or $6 million, of the UCPD budget. In general, UCPD must be more wary with the way it spends money, said assistant chief of police Jeff Young. Read more...
News, Student Government
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November 24, 5:24 pm
USAC Recap – Nov. 23
The Undergraduate Students Association Council is the official student government of UCLA's undergraduate students. Read more...
News
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November 24, 2:29 pm
UPDATED: *Former UCLA student Thaddeus Staniforth sentenced to one year for attempted rape*
A former UCLA student who was arrested in April was sentenced to serve one year in county jail for attempted rape. Read more...
A Closer Look, News
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November 24, 1:37 am
College of Letters and Science streamlines academics in response to budget crisis
Anticipating further cuts to academic programs next year, the College of Letters and Science has been restructuring its curriculum to match a shrinking budget. Academic departments have continued to implement Challenge 45, reducing upper division requirements to 45 units for each major. Though Challenge 45 proposals first began spring quarter 2009 in response to budgetary constraints, the changes are here to stay, said vice provost of undergraduate education Judi Smith. Read more...