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Higher Education

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Top 6 Ludicrous Tricks for Getting into College

    By Andra Lim How far will Southern California students go, and how creative will they get, to attract the attention of a university admissions office in a viciously competitive market made worse by the fear of unemployment that grips anyone aged 16 to 26? The old joke is the student who sent a sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    UCLA Invader Creeps Out Dorm Dwellers, Takes Cash

    Updated at the bottom: An arrest has been made! First posted at 8:03 a.m. It's been a bad academic year for creepy crimes at UCLA. Authorities have had to deal with at least three sexual assaults on campus. And now comes this: A burglar entered two dorm rooms at the Westwood school over the weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Ten Questionable Bands Everyone Listened to at My College

    See also: Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List Around the time OJ was acquitted I began college at a private liberal arts school in the lower midwest, a place where students who didn't get into Northwestern came to spend their parents' money on drugs. They also filled their dorm rooms ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Nation's College Freshmen More Liberal, Hardworking Than Years Past: UCLA Report

    The Daily TrojanThe youth is starting to change, brah.​The freshman class of 2011 is challenging the "lazy millennial" stereotype that has come to define Generation Y, according to a nationwide survey conducted by UCLA. "On the academic front, students showed more positive behaviors consiste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Mother of Fabrice Casteran Sues Vatel College and Hyatt Hotel Chain Over Son's Suicide

    ​Frenchman Fabrice Casteran could not take it any more. Enrolled in a MBA program at Vatel International Business School, one of those for-profit colleges, he was supposed to be working at a paid hotel and hospitality internship in a management position. Instead he found himself scrubbing filthy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    UCLA Students to Occupy Banks in Los Angeles' Financial District Downtown Today

    Nanette GonzalezOccupy denim shorts.​Updated at the bottom: Arrests in Westwood and now the occupation of a Bank of America downtown. First posted at 12:09 p.m. Following Bank Transfer Day, a movement that started here in L.A., local college students will march on banks today to protest high ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    CalTech Shoots to Top of 'World University' Rankings; UC Campuses Struggle to Hold on

    Was Obama's shout-out to the California Institute of Technology in January the last push it needed to trample Harvard and Stanford for the No. 1 spot in (arguably) the world's most prestigious college rankings? The Times of Higher Education, a British operation, gave the Pasadena underdog top honor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    It's a Kinky Reggae Party

    Was Obama's shout-out to the California Institute of Technology in January the last push it needed to trample Harvard and Stanford for the No. 1 spot in (arguably) the world's most prestigious college rankings? The Times of Higher Education, a British operation, gave the Pasadena underdog top honor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    College Kids Agree: Being Drunk is More Fun Than Not Being Drunk

    ​To get drunk or not to get drunk? That be the question. On one hand, there's the vomiting, blackouts and hangovers. On the other hand, there's that shot of courage only booze can deliver, the euphoric drunken chattiness and other social benefits. Guess which one wins.

  • News

    April 28, 2011

    Scott Svonkin's Solar Adventure

    Candidate for community college board fought citizen oversight in San Gabriel

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    USC Sex Photo Scandal: Fraternities, Sororities Can Only Party on Weekends as Punishment

    JemingwayWoo-to-the-hoo, but only on weekends.​No, it's not double secret probation. But USC's Greek organizations are going to have go without their usual get-togethers Tuesday and Thursday nights for the rest of the semester because one guy had to get his freak on in public. In other words, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Alexandra Wallace, UCLA Student, Rants on Asians for Phoning Tsunami Victims in the Library (VIDEO)

    YouTubeOvernight celebrity Alexandra Wallace, pretending to be an Asian student on his cell phone​Update: Death threats, poli-sci finals and the First Amendment. Updated after the jump with the university's response. Plus: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block makes a video of his own, and bikini pics o ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Greens Vs. Big Oil and Prop. 23

    To save California's global-warming law, a 23-year-old finds his rage — and 60,000 friends

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    College 'Transfer Reform' Passes In California Legislature, Aims To Fast-Track The 'Six-Year Degree'

    ​How many thousands of students went to community college for two years only to learn that they practically had to start over again after transferring to a Cal State or University of California campus because many of the classes they took didn't count at the big-league schools? (We don't know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado Sidesteps College Tuition Controversy

    Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado​When California State University trustees passed a 5 percent tuition hike for undergraduates last Friday, Lieutenant Govenor Abel Maldonado, who sits on the board of trustees, was sure to vote against the fee increase. Why? Maldonado, a moderate Republican in a state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    CSU student fee hike is a big one: 5 percent slams California kids in November 2010

    Abel Maldonado attacked the adults​If you attend CSUN, Cal State Los Angeles or Cal State Long Beach get ready, because costs for students and their families are taking a major leap, and graduate students are getting slammed even harder. Big college fee hikes were approved just minutes ago. R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    L.A., You're Not As Smart As You Think: San Francisco And New York Are More Educated

    ​Los Angeles is the land of UCLA, USC and those brainiacs at Caltech, not to mention President Obama's alma mater Occidental College, the Claremont Colleges, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, Cal States ad infinitum, etc. So one might might think that the nation's second-largest metropolitan area ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Gustavo Arellano To Deliver UCLA Keynote Speech

    UCLA​Gustavo Arellano, author and columnist at LA Weekly's sister newspaper OC Weekly, was announced Thursday as the keynote speaker at the UCLA College of Letters and Science commencement ceremony in June. Arellano is a UCLA alumnus who earned a master's degree in Latin American studies from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Big Rally Planned Over UC Fee Hikes, Higher Education Funding

    UCLA.​Opponents of recent higher education budget cuts that have caused extreme student fee hikes at UCLA and other University of California campuses are planning a major demonstration in Sacramento next month. The University of California Student Association will hold a rally at the state ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Students Prepare for Budget Protest

    View more news videos at: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/video.As LAist and TV/radio reports are noting, students are already gathering today ahead of tomorrow's protest at California State University, Long  Beach. On Tuesday the Cal State system's board of trustees will convene on the Long Beach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Octo-Mom: Who's Wagging the Dog Now?

    "Octo-Mom Gave Up Med School for Babies" trumpets the headline on RadarOnline, followed by a blurb outlining how Nadya Suleman, who burst to fame, if not fortune, last January when she gave birth to octuplets in Bellflower, had once planned to become a psychiatrist -- before her 14 kids got in the w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2009

    Be The FIrst on Your Blcok to See . . .

    "Octo-Mom Gave Up Med School for Babies" trumpets the headline on RadarOnline, followed by a blurb outlining how Nadya Suleman, who burst to fame, if not fortune, last January when she gave birth to octuplets in Bellflower, had once planned to become a psychiatrist -- before her 14 kids got in the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    And Worth Every Trust-Fund Dollar: Pete Carroll's Salary

    Today's Daily Trojan publishes a story, unconfirmed by the University of Southern California, that superstar football coach Pete Carroll "is not only the highest paid employee at USC but at any private university in the country." The DT bases its piece on a report issued by the Chronicle of Higher E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

    Polanski Loses Bid to Nix L.A. Judges The AP's Linda Deutsch reports that a three-member appellate panel has rejected self-exiled film auteur Roman Polanski's motion to bar any Los Angeles County judge from participating in his case. Polanski, who claims he has no plans to ever return to the U.S., i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    The March That Got Away

    The flyer from SMC Students Against Budget Cuts was impressive: A cartoon of the Guv all buffed up, standing behind a podium bearing the California state seal, while brandishing a gun. Out of the weapon's viewfinder poured the words: Hasta la Vista Education!!! Schwarzenegger's new budget will slice ... More >>

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    Voter Guide: the Pros and Cons of the Initiatives, February 5 Ballot

    Making sense of the issues

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Crosstown Rivals

    When USC and UCLA put on their academic game faces, nothing less than the future of the city is at stake

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Degree of Education

    And on the boards

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Compton's Crash Course

    Connecting the doubts about the failure of a community college

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Whither the Community?

    King/Drew supporters vow to keep it standing — but in more muted voices

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Back to Square One

    A South L.A. school is losing its home

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Partying Out of Bounds?

    Outrage over border-themed frat party puts USC’s Greeks on defensive

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Drowning Deaths Remembered

    Two years after alleged hazing tragedy, families have tears but not closure

  • News

    May 27, 2004

    This Budget Hurts

    Governor Arnold talks about his budget — and the outcry over cuts

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    University of Fear

    How the Department of Homeland Security is becoming a big man on campus

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    No New Taxes

    Except on students

  • News

    July 3, 2003

    Affirming Truth

    But the court in the very near future could see things differently

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    L.A. Weekly’s Choices

    But the court in the very near future could see things differently

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    A War of Their Own

    Community-college students take complaints of budget cuts to the streets

  • Columns

    April 3, 2003

    Admission to the Feast

    Generation X law students, affirmative action and the lonely battle for equity

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Power Turf

    In the 4th District race, attitude may be more important than aptitude

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Lost Track

    Students fight for tenure for beloved UCLA professor

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Class Wars

    Protesting the high cost of college for undocumented immigrants

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    King/Drew’s Renewal

    The cure for the county-run hospital is ethical, not fiscal

  • News

    October 14, 1999

    Unions on Campus

    California catching up with organizing teaching ranks’ underclass

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Dream Deal

    Activists strike last-minute deal with film studio

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Student Union

    Activists strike last-minute deal with film studio

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Teach-out

    Grad students strike at UCLA

  • News

    February 5, 1998

    Silence

    Grad students strike at UCLA

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