Century City/ Westwood SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 27, 2022
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UCLA Ranked No. 1 Public University by U.S. News & World Report for Sixth Straight Year UCLA shares the top honor among public schools this year with UC Berkeley UCLA has been the nation’s most applied-to school for several years running and for good reason: it is one of the best. Indicate of this, U.S. News & World Report, has once again named UCLA the No. 1 public university in the United States in its annual “Best Colleges” rankings. This is the sixth consecutive year UCLA has been ranked No. 1. The ranking, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said, “is a recognition of the hard work of the staff and faculty, who believe deeply in our academic mission and drive it forward, even in the most difficult periods. It is a recognition of our students’ brilliance,
creativity, ambition and persistence, both in their time on campus and in their lives as alumni.” UCLA shares the top honor among public schools this year with UC Berkeley. Four other University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities: UC Santa Barbara (No. 7), UC Irvine (8, tied), UC San Diego (8, tied) and UC Davis (10, tied). UCLA is ranked highest among the top 20 national universities, public or private, for social mobility, a measurement of the achievement of students from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds. U.S. News considers the number of Pell Grant recipients enrolled, the six-year graduation rate for these students and how that rate compares to non–Pell Grant recipients. For the sixth year in a row, UCLA was named the No. 1 public university for veterans. UC Berkeley also tied with UCLA in that category.
Photo: UCLA. Royce Hall.
Century City Native Earns Historian Qualification Aboard Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat Seaman Latia Mille earns her basic interpretive historian qualification By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Skyler Okerman, USS Constitution Public Affairs Century City native, Seaman Latia Miller, earned her basic interpretive historian qualification aboard USS Constitution, September 15. Duty aboard USS Constitution is one of the Navy’s special programs, and all prospective crewmembers must meet a high standard of sustained excellence and interview to be selected for the assignment. The basic interpretive historian qualification means that a Sailor has studied and trained on the history of USS Constitution and has learned about the ship’s major historic battles, its unique design and the life of a Sailor during
the 19th century. Crew members who achieve the basic interpretive historian are authorized to wear a unique command ball cap, with the word ‘crewmember’ embroidered on the back, in place of the Navy’s standard eight-point cover or hat. “It feels phenomenal to finally be able to eloquently and confidently share the history of the iconic Old Ironsides with everyone who visits the ship,” said Miller. Miller has served in the Navy for five months and USS Constitution is her first duty station. Miller is a 2020 graduate of South Hills High School. The active-duty Sailors stationed aboard USS Constitution provide free tours and offer public visitation to more than 600,000 people each year as they support the ship’s mission of promoting the Navy’s history, maritime heritage, and raising awareness of the importance of a sustained naval presence. USS Constitution, is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, and played a
Photo: Courtesy the Navy. Seaman Latia Miller.
crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. USS Constitution was undefeated in battle and captured 33 opponents.
The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 after British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden hull.