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    Changing Admissions Standards?

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    An earlier post on the UC-Berkeley affirmative action “bake sale” controversy noted that the issue that sparked that controversy was a bill – now on Gov. Brown’s desk – that would possibly relax the ban on affirmative action in UC student admissions enacted by voters in Prop 209. However, there are other changes in admissions standards underway that have received less attention in the news media. And another bill on the governor’s desk is involved. See below: UC turns career tech ed-friendly (excerpt) 9/30/11, John Fensterwald – Educated Guess A decade ago, 258 career technical education courses counted toward satisfying…

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    UCLA History: Rose

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    After World War II, a UCLA graduate was arrested as being “Tokyo Rose.” She was convicted but later pardoned by President Gerald Ford. The story below: The Painful Ordeal of Tokyo Rose “L.A. Then And Now” section of the Los Angeles Times 5/24/98by Cecilia Rasmussen She was a soldier’s seductress whose sexy taunts earned her imprisonment, loss of her U.S. citizenship, and, ultimately, the derisive nickname “Rose With Thorns.” American GIs serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II knew her as “Tokyo Rose”, Imperial Japan’s radio propagandist whose infamous nickname became her curse. Wronged by her country and…

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    Could There Be More I-405 Problems? Indeed, there could be, and will be

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    More I-405 problems for commuters to and from UCLA: Gridlock-causing closures to ramps connecting the 405 freeway to Sunset and Wilshire boulevards — crucial pipelines for UCLA commuters and visitors — will take place in waves that start as early as this Friday. A multi-week Sunset area closure scheduled from Oct. 15-29 and months-long Wilshire ramp closures beginning in November will likely cause the most traffic problems for Bruins. The Sunset work will particularly throttle traffic for UCLA commuters from the San Fernando Valley. The construction will allow utility work and bridge-widening at Sunset and ramp realignments at Wilshire as…

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    Free Access to Academic Info Promoted

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    Many faculty have websites with access to recent papers they have written available for free – some published; some in working paper stage. The impression of yours truly is that journals seldom object, even if they hold copyrights and normally charge for access. Book publishers can be more resistant to free access, however, when it comes to chapters in books. In any case, as per below, there is a move in academe toward wider, free access. Princeton U. Adopts Open-Access Policy (except) September 29, 2011, Chronicle of Higher Ed (Wired Campus blog), Jennifer Howard The movement to make research freely…

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    FYI: UCLA Business Science Center Presentation

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    The more technological among our readers may have an interest in the program announcement below: Building an Entrepreneurial University Monday, October 3, 2011 3:00-6:00 pm CNSI Auditorium Please join us for a presentation by Professor William Ouchi to discuss new opportunities now being created at UCLA to support university inventors, followed by a conversation with the audience about the value of synergy between the academic and industrial communities, and highlighting ways they can work together to create a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA 570 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90095 Registration at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=9ulm8oeab&oeidk=a07e4vl8hxzee3adec5&oseq=a004gjhnqkl5

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    Fundraising problems for UC?

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    A news report suggests alumni reluctance. Excerpt below: As the University of California’s regents look for new sources of money to make up for state budget cuts, they are finding that university alumni are not as willing to donate as they may have hoped. In interviews, a dozen alumni who paid more modest sums for tuition several years ago say they are less apt to give if it means maintaining existing programs or staff salaries, rather than say, expanding university offerings. “What we have found is that a lot of the alumni think back to when they went to school…

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    Want to Get to Work at UCLA Today?

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    Yesterday, we alerted you that there could be traffic problems going home from UCLA due to presidential travels. The President is still in town this morning and there could again be traffic problems. Problem is, no info on his route is available as of 6 AM today. The latest news from http://www.metro.net/ is no news: Presidential departure in the a.m. Posted by Kim Upton on September 26, 2011 4:50 pm We still don’t know what the traffic patterns for President Obama’s departure in the morning will look like. That info is being kept secret for the time being because of…

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    Follow up on what a UCLA student did on his summer vacation

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    A student at UCLA had a summer vacation he’ll never forget. (Excerpt from CBS News below – See also earlier post on this blog.): Chris Jeon traveled thousands of miles to live with the rebels battling Muammar Qaddafi in Libya. As CBS News contributor Priya David Clemens reported on “The Early Show” Monday, Jeon got a first-hand look at what he calls “one of the only real revolutions” in the world. Jeon, a math major who’s from Mission Viejo, Calif., was side-by-side with the rebels during the liberation of the town of Nofaliya. Even though he spoke no Arabic, Jeon…