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: Dynes recalls decision to pass on hockey, stick to academia
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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
MBA students struggle to secure post-grad jobs in lagging economy
Graduating Anderson MBA students are looking back on their business school memories and forward to job opportunities in service sectors that are less than robust in a struggling economy. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Community ties are UCLA’s best asset
It was my first regents meeting. Not knowing where to go, I went in through the public entrance. After passing through the metal detector, the UCPD patted me down and I entered the room. There was a velvet rope that separated the University officials from the public. When I tried to cross this velvet rope to join the Board, I was immediately stopped by a UCPD officer, who warned me in a stern tone, “You don’t belong there.” Indeed, thinking about who my “colleagues” were to be ““ they were the social elite, political heavyweights, probably worth more than the GDP of a small country ““ I didn’t belong on the Board. As a middle-to-working class Pilipino suburban “kid,” I knew what I was getting into but didn’t know if I could handle it. I was obsessed with the question, “How can I push an agenda here?” I felt this intense burden to get something done with the time I had. With over 160,000 UC students, and only one on the Board, it would be a disgrace and disservice if this university remained unchanged on my watch. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Student regent advocated diversity, fought fee hikes
Soft-spoken and thoughtful in manner, Dexter Ligot-Gordon was just another regular student on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. What made Ligot-Gordon stand out from his colleagues, however, was that Ligot-Gordon was responsible for being the voice of thousands of undergraduates across nine UC campuses for the past year. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Graduates get kicked off island into reality
A television show called “Survivor” aired the summer after much of UCLA’s graduating class of 2003 had just completed their first year of college. It grabbed people’s attention, becoming small talk material in classes and at work and social events. Read more...
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June 8, 9:00 pm
Student pays for education with work, financial aid
Having the financial means to get through college may not be an issue for some students, but for Edna Cordova, getting to graduation meant finding the money for school. Read more...