As snippets of songs from clarinets, basses and violins blend and clash, eighth-grader Elida Flores glides her bow across the strings of her instrument. Her tutor, fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, sings the corresponding notes and taps her foot to the beat. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, a member of Bruin Music Tutors, teaches eighth-grader Elida Flores the violin at Daniel Webster Middle School.
BELL "”mdash; Driving into Bell, it isn't apparent where one town ends and the other begins. Read more...
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Dan Caroselli, an urban planning graduate student, presents a proposal for how to improve the heart of Bell at the corner of Atlantic and Gage avenues.
November 19, 2010 – Health care has become a contentious issue nation-wide, and now UCLA has a debate of its own. The UC system may soon consolidate individual campuses’ health insurance programs into one system. [3:39]
"University of California may merge all its campuses' health care programs into one"UCLA is considering opting into a University of California-wide health insurance plan for graduate students, a controversial proposal that has some students expressing doubts. Read more...
California's Senate took a hundred days to pass the budget, but students in Economics 106A had just 14 days to analyze it. Read more...
Connie Rice didn't find her specialty in civil rights law by any normal route. Rice's career as a specialist in gang violence began while she was standing in a designer suit outside a trailer in South Los Angeles, negotiating with gang members. Read more...
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Connie Rice, a lawyer and co-director of the Advancement Project Los Angeles, spoke at the School of Public Affairs about gangs on Thursday.
The first on-campus farmers market will debut in Bruin Plaza during winter or spring quarter pending environmental, fire safety and administrative approval. Read more...
November 22, 2010 – Last week, the UC Board of Regents voted to raise student fees eight percent for fall 2011. UC students have seen four fee hikes in the past three years. Reporter Devin Kelly talks about the reasons behind this. [4:01]
"Fee hikes ultimately seen as result of reduced fund support from state"SAN FRANCISCO "”mdash; The UC Board of Regents approved an 8 percent fee increase Thursday, raising fees to $11,124 for fall 2011. Read more...
