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Chancellor Gene Block told the Daily Bruin Editorial Board in March that he supported switching to the semester system. It’s a flawed and foolhardy gambit to do so. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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I transferred to UCLA from a small, New England liberal arts school in 2018. The quarter system, with its fast-paced, high-stress reputation, was one of my greatest fears.

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Quarter system’s flexibility exceeds benefits of its semester counterpart

By Stephen Wyer

April 18, 2019 11:14 p.m.