Nancy Salas was a former student of University of California, Los Angeles, but her family did not know she had dropped out of college in September 2008. Salas’s trouble began when she ran out of scholarship money and did not have good enough grades to obtain additional funds. Her plan was to return to UCLA the next semester, but she never got back in school and took up a job as a babysitter near campus and hung out in the area. Almost everyone she knew thought she was still attending UCLA, but when her graduation approached Salas panicked as her parents planned to throw a big celebration party in her honor. (more…)
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Former UCLA Student Faked Own Kidnapping
Thursday, May 20th, 2010UCLA Researchers Say Hot Peppers Help Weight Loss
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, completed a study that involved a compound that is closely related to capsaicin, which is what contributes to a pepper’s heat. In this research from UCLA they used dihydrocapsiate or DCT, which they chose to determine if this compound could aid people in their quest to lose weight. The theory is that ingesting this compound would cause the body to heat up, which could then help burn fat and calories more easily. Luckily participants in the study did not have to love spicy food, as the DCT compound doesn’t have the heat that a Jalapeno has due to capsaicin. (more…)
USC and UCLA Pick Commencement Speakers
Friday, April 9th, 2010With the graduation ceremonies for 2010 coming up, California colleges and universities are starting to announce their commencement speakers. UCLA and USC both announced their choices this week, and the California universities have very different picks. USC decided to go with their president who is retiring this summer after 19 years, whereas UCLA picked 2003 graduate and author Gustabo Arellano. (more…)
