UCLA History: Graduation Day
A newly-minted graduate from UCLA poses on campus with her parents in 1968.
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Westwood, then (1937) and now
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We have snow, too.
If your East Coast colleagues are complaining about the current blizzard, you can point out that we sometimes have snow here, too. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-b3iU-INDo?feature=player_detailpage]
When do we delete comments?
You may have noticed a few instances on this blog where comments to a posting have been deleted. Up to now, all of the deletes have been spam. Spammers put up ads which we surely delete. Those spammers who are a wee bit cleverer will put up a comment that says something like “what a great post” and then include a link to their websites. If you are a spammer and happen to be reading this post, kindly get outta here:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcj16EGYYrs?feature=player_detailpage]
What about the Disney Hypothesis?
An interesting article appears today in the San Francisco Chronicle about debate at UC-Berkeley over the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs. Was it caused by a comet striking the Earth? Or something else? A more precise estimate of the timing of the strike has been produced. But what happened to the Disney hypothesis – which Southern Californians can relate to – that it was all due to too much sunshine and not enough water? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO1dtHJF5bc?feature=player_detailpage]Anyway, you can read the article at:http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Dinosaur-extinction-battle-flares-4261978.php
Two Charts from the UCLA Anderson Forecast Worth Pondering
Economist says California at risk of losing its educational advantage Timm Herdt, Ventura County Star, February 5, 2013 SACRAMENTO — A senior economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast warned lawmakers Tuesday that California is at risk of losing what has long been one of its top economic advantages, a workforce that is better educated than those in other states. Jerry Nickelsburg told members of an Assembly panel (that)… California still leads the nation in percentage of college-educated adults, calling that statistic “a reflection of our advantage in skills.” But Nickelsburg disclosed census data that shows the state’s advantage has disappeared among…
Don’t Waste Your Money Listening to Social Scientists
House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor is anxious to cut funding for social sciences, especially poli sci, according to Inside Higher Ed today: Cantor… called for cutting federal funding for research in the social sciences, with the goal of “reprioritizing existing federal research spending,” he said. “Funds currently spent by the government on social science – including on politics of all things – would be better spent helping find cures to diseases.” In doing so, Cantor revived prior efforts by House Republicans to end federal funding for research that goes beyond basic medicine… Full story at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/06/cantor-supports-rubio-wyden-salary-disclosure-act-criticizes-funding-political Oddly, these words were delivered…
Return of the Local Deli
Several weeks ago, we noted that Junior’s Deli on Westwood (north of Pico) was closing what was probably the closest deli to UCLA. It appears that another deli, Lenny’s, will open in that location, according to the Westwood-Century City Patch:http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/lenny-s-deli-to-replace-junior-s-deli-in-westwood Lenny’s operated in Pacific Palisades but closed recently. It isn’t yet open in the new location but it has a website with pictures of healthy foods as above:http://www.lensdeli.com/ But don’t overeat:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXH_12QWWg8?feature=player_detailpage]
Missing King
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, blog readers may enjoy a recollection below of yours truly who was at the March on Washington but missed the King “I Had a Dream” speech. Mitchell’s Musings 9-17-12: March on Washington Daniel J.B. Mitchell Originally prepared for the weekly “Mitchell’s Musings” blog on the website of the Employment Policy Research Network – EPRN. Mitchell is senior academic editor of that website. The text below has been slightly reformatted to meet requirements of this blog. The original is at http://www.employmentpolicy.org/topic/13/blog/mitchell%E2%80%99s-musings-9-17-12-march-washington{Click on the pdf link}. Recently, I came across a recording of a 1963 radio…
Blogging Pause
The 1955 UCLA medical school graduating class Yours truly normally posts on this blog daily. However, on Monday, Jan. 14, he is having some surgery at UCLA for a non-life-threatening condition. So blogging will halt for a period to be determined. But there will be interesting things to watch out for this week including the Regents meetings at which Gov. Brown seems likely to participate. We will eventually receive and post the audio of those meetings.