Wednesday, May 6

On-campus filming gets mixed reviews

As UCLA students and visitors strolled down Bruin Walk last week, some were greeted by “Dawson’s Creek” star Katie Holmes, but their gaping was quickly interrupted by security guards forcing them around a temporary movie set. Read more...


Tutors foster higher education

As Kristin Lewis, a 15-year-old student at Sonora High School, struggled with the quadratic formula, a UCLA student mentor sat down to explain algebra, and gradually things started to make sense. Read more...


China, Taiwan EAP still closed for fall

Students who want to study abroad in China or Taiwan will have to put those plans on hold because the University of California Education Abroad Program will continue to remain closed in those regions as a response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Read more...



Many incoming Bruins expected fee hike

When thousands of incoming undergraduate students rushed letters of intent to the admissions office before the May 1 deadline, attending UCLA cost about $1,000 less than it will when those students step on campus for the first time in the fall. Read more...


Students find summer classes more intense than expected

It’s summertime and the living’s easy – but not as easy as many students taking summer classes at UCLA thought it would be. Students who choose to take regular UCLA classes in one of two condensed six-week sessions often find the classes more intense than classes taken during the regular academic year ““ despite a presumption that summer courses are easier. Read more...


Board votes to prohibit student-faculty dating

The University of California Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly July 17 to add a clause to the faculty code of conduct restricting student-faculty dating. Previously, the UC had a resolution that strongly discouraged faculty from entering into relationships with students by telling them to “avoid any exploitation, harassment or discriminatory treatment of students.” The new amendment explicitly prohibits a relationship of a romantic or sexual nature ““ even if it is consensual. Read more...