LOS ANGELES—High prices, homelessness, rising crime, and health concerns are taking their toll on the quality of life in Los Angeles County, with a survey released by the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 22 revealing the lowest level of residents’ overall satisfaction in the survey’s seven-year history. The Quality of Life Index, measured…
LA County Quality of Life Hits Lowest Level in 7 Years: UCLA Survey
April 22, 2022
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USC Increases Undergraduate Tuition by 5 Percent
April 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of Southern California (USC) will raise undergraduate tuition by 5 percent for the upcoming school year, marking its largest cost hike since 2009. Meanwhile, the University of California (UC) system will also increase its tuition for the first time since 2017 due to inflation. USC raised undergraduate tuition by 5 percent—an estimate…
UCLA to Provide Free Menstrual Products in Restrooms, Including Men’s
March 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) will become the first school in the University of California system to provide free menstrual products in men’s, women’s, and gender-neutral restrooms beginning April 4, according to school officials. The school’s facility management will supply complimentary pads and tampons in restrooms located in facilities across campus, as “affirming…
UCLA Freshmen Will Be Offered Four Years in Campus Dorms
March 17, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) announced on March 17 it will guarantee up to four years of housing in university-owned residences for incoming freshmen and two years for transfer students, beginning this fall. The university said the expanded housing guarantee is possible because the campus is in the midst of expanding its housing inventory….
Professor Objects to UC Schools Allowing Academic Departments to Issue Political Statements
March 17, 2022
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Entire departments in the University of California system may be allowed to take political sides in what could be a massive policy change to neutral education institutions, but UC professor Ethan Miller is opposed to the idea. Miller, a professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, told NTD Television that the proposed change in…
Hundreds Gather in Westwood in Support of Ukraine, Condemn Russian Invasion
February 24, 2022
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WESTWOOD, Calif.—Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Federal Building in Westwood on Feb. 24 to express their outrage after Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on the night of Feb. 23. The crowd—many were Ukrainian Americans and Russian Americans—sang Ukraine’s national anthem and held signages that read “Stop war in Ukraine,” “Support…
University of California Reports Record Number of Freshman Applications
February 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of California (UC) received a record 210,840 freshman applications for fall 2022, with the University of California–Los Angeles leading the way, according to figures released on Feb. 24. “The University of California remains an institution of choice for so many hardworking prospective undergraduates,” UC President Michael V. Drake said in a statement….
Cross-Border ‘Drug Tourism’ May Be Fueling HIV Spike in Tijuana, UCSD Reports
February 11, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A so-called “drug tourism” may be fueling a new HIV outbreak in Tijuana, unabated by the COVID-19 closure of the international border, the University of California–San Diego School of Medicine researchers announced on Feb. 11 at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infection. Specifically, the researchers found that the HIV incidence rate among people who…
University of California Agrees to Pay $243 Million to Settle Doctor Sex Abuse Claims
LOS ANGELES—University of California officials have agreed to pay $243 million to settle the legal claims of about 200 women who have accused a former UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse. The settlement by the University of California regents, the system’s governing board, marks the second in lawsuits stemming from the accusations against Dr. James Heaps,…
Students React to CSU’s Support for Permanent Removal of SAT, ACT in Admissions
January 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—After California State University (CSU) Trustees expressed their strong support earlier this week for permanently dropping the use of standardized tests for admission, high school seniors applauded whereas current CSU students expressed concerns about the proposal. On Jan. 26, the CSU’s Admission Advisory Council made the recommendation to remove the SAT and ACT requirements…
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