Only 33 percent of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are performing at their grade level in English. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Initiative is holding a school supply drive for three local schools.
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February 10, 9:12 pm
UCLA Goldstone lectures spark protests over lack of Palestinian representation
Amid the controversy surrounding the 525-page Goldstone report issued last fall, which was met with mixed reactions by international leaders, UCLA organizations sponsored a three-part lecture series to present different views on the report. Read more...
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February 8, 9:43 pm
Sherman Grancell’s love for UCLA still strong at 100 years
The rock wasn't yet known as Founder's Rock. Read more...
Photo: Sherman Grancell, president of UCLA Alumni Pioneer Bruins, looks at his 1930 UCLA yearbook at his home in Beverly Hills. Grancell celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday.
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February 7, 10:30 pm
Alumna wins suit over bar exam
A partially blind UCLA School of Law graduate will receive the accommodations she needs to take the state bar exam later this month after winning a lawsuit filed against the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Read more...
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February 7, 10:28 pm
Use of filibuster up for debate
Republican Scott Brown's recent victory in the Massachusetts Senatorial election broke the Democratic supermajority in the Senate and called into question the legitimacy of a popular senate procedure: the filibuster. Read more...
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February 7, 10:20 pm
UCOP travel program introduced
In efforts to decrease spending on travel and entertainment, the University of California Office of the President created Connexxus, a travel program created in 2008 that UCLA is now starting to implement. Read more...
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February 4, 10:56 pm
Census Bureau recruits student employees for temporary positions
In 2000, more than 50,000 people were hired to follow up on U.S. residents who did not submit their mail-in census forms. For the Census 2010, recruiters hope to attract a similar amount of employees, especially students. Read more...