Sunday, June 21

Anderson forecasts economic slowdown

Policy discussions about the economic future of Los Angeles took center stage at the UCLA Anderson Forecast’s quarterly forecast of the year, with area business and political leaders addressing the challenges they expect the city to face in upcoming years. Read more...


Educational Testing Service cancels plans to revise GRE

The Educational Testing Service announced Monday that it had cancelled plans to implement a revised Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. The decision was made after deliberations on the part of ETS with consultation from the Executive Committee of the GRE Board, which oversees GRE tests, services and research, according to a press release. Read more...


UCLA decides not to charge club for canceled event

After initially deciding to require a student group to pay a cancellation fee when it could not afford to hold a planned event due to the high cost of security, the UCLA Events Office and the Center for Student Programming have rescinded their decision. Read more...


First holistic decisions posted

Heading into his last semester, senior Manoo Murthy of Santana High School in San Diego can now celebrate. With an impressive 4.732 GPA, positions as editor-in-chief of his high school yearbook and a member of his school’s basketball team, Murthy had what it took to secure himself a spot at UCLA for fall 2007. Read more...


Little chance for fee buyout

While students experienced a reprieve from the fee increase the UC Board of Regents approved last year, such a fee buyout is less likely to occur this year. Read more...


Marriage rates rising with education

Today, many UCLA undergraduate students are coming back from their spring break. Few, however, are coming back from a honeymoon. Irina Capuano, a third-year psychology and Russian studies student, is one of those few. Read more...