Thursday, June 18




A more effective education may be a click away

Professors in some classes aim to make their lectures more interactive with the introduction of clickers in the classroom. The clicker is a remote control-like keypad with numbers that students can press to transmit their responses to a receiver connected to the professor’s computer. Read more...


Hospital control transferred

A UCLA hospital will take over management of the besieged Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, county officials decided Tuesday. King/Drew, located in south Los Angeles, has repeatedly failed patient care inspections over the past few years, and the government announced Sept. Read more...


Hill holds high volume

Life on the Hill is proving to be extra cozy this fall, as residential housing occupancy has reached its highest since UCLA’s establishment in 1919. Both new and returning students have felt the increase in population, and their reactions have been mixed ““ students said while they enjoy the Hill’s bustling energy, they have also faced inconveniences due to the congestion. Read more...


Campus craftsmen reach agreement

After two pickets and months of contract negotiations, a union representing UCLA trade and technical workers reached an agreement Friday for a new contract with the university. Read more...