Sunday, June 21

A concerted call to action

Students crowded Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Tuesday night to see and listen to speakers and musicians at the first Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert, an event benefiting several human rights organizations. Read more...


Organic options may increase

Health-conscious students on the Hill may soon be able to eat more organic products in residential eateries, university officials said. Though UCLA Dining Services already offers some organic items, such as organic bananas, these options are currently limited and poorly advertised, said Connie Foster, director of Dining Services. Read more...


Paper looks to break out of mold

During their first year as roommates at UCLA, Cory Fischer and Joel Abramovitz had a dream: to get students stressed by politics and the anxieties of academic competition to stop taking themselves so seriously. Read more...


Month calls to mind victims of genocide

Voices recounting tragic tales and staggering death tolls projected over a loudspeaker from Meyerhoff Park on Tuesday as speakers from several human rights groups promoted the Armenian Student Association’s Genocide Awareness Month, taking place all of April. Read more...


Complex issues explored on film

Dates and locations of terrorist attacks that occurred in the last 20 years scroll across the screen during a documentary showing at UCLA on Tuesday, in which experts on terrorism attempt to offer their personal definition of the term. Read more...


Worker fights termination

After Julio Castellon, an assistant cook who worked at the Covel Commons dining hall for 15 years, was fired last month, some of his coworkers started the “Justice for Julio” campaign to help him get his job back. Read more...


Science&Health: Living with addiction

This week’s Science&Health discusses the addictions students can encounter through their interactions with various substances. ———————————————— Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise An alarming, growing trend of prescription and over-the-counter pill misuse might be attributed to misconceptions ———————————————— Addicted to staying awake? Read more...