With the growing prominence of credit cards, the starving student has gone from having handy money to debtor’s prison. A 2001 study by Nellie Mae, a national student loan provider, found that 83 percent of college students had credit cards, and average credit debts of $2,327. Read more...
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Online exclusive: Services help students avoid credit card debt, find “˜free money’
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June 22, 9:00 pm
Online exclusive: UCLA’s size often a shocker at first, but students adjust
With its bright lights and busy streets, one of the principle attractions of UCLA for students is its prime location ““ right in the thick of a ritzy Westwood community and basking in the glow of downtown Los Angeles. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Breaking news: Dynes recalls decision to pass on hockey, stick to academia
Robert Dynes, the newly appointed president-designate of the University of California and a lifelong physicist, would have at one time used his knowledge of Newton’s Laws of Motion to perfect his slap shot rather than to pursue academia. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Breaking news: Regents choose San Diego chancellor as new UC president
The University of California Board of Regents named Robert Dynes, the current chancellor of UC San Diego, as the 18th UC President on Wednesday. Dynes, who was selected after an intense six-month nationwide search, will replace current President Richard Atkinson in October, taking over a UC system during a period of financial uncertainty and substantial growth. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
2003 Graduation Issue
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Students enrich studies through research
From examining the soil to solving problems in space travel, graduating UCLA students have been involved in research in the sciences. Fifth-year aerospace engineering and physics student Robert Lobbia started his freshman year doing research which involved increasing fuel efficiency for turbo jet engines. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Science grads look to future
Pomp and circumstance, job market and real world. At the end of this week, that will be the turning point faced by thousands of students graduating with degrees in the life, physical and mechanical sciences. Read more...