Saturday, May 16

Labor vote divided

As the mayoral race reaches its final stretch, labor unions, a key voting bloc, are sending mixed messages to Angeleno voters and the two candidates vying to be mayor. Read more...


China-Japan dispute felt in UCLA community

Increased tensions between China and Japan in recent weeks have greatly influenced international relations across the world and have impacted members of the UCLA community. The dispute between the two countries has resulted partly from China’s anger over Japan’s aggression in Asia during World War II. Read more...


GSA elections underway

Voting for the Graduate Student Association election begins today at noon, and campaigning is in full force, though much of it is not visible on campus. Read more...


[A closer look] Referendum could raise eatery wages

Students who work for the Associated Students UCLA may get more of a direct benefit from the SAFE referendum. While much of the fee referendum would go toward renovating new facilities, some of the funds would be allocated to increasing the wages for ASUCLA student workers an additional 50 cents. Read more...


News briefs

Girls’ steroid use on the rise TRENTON, N.J. “”mdash; An alarming number of American girls, some as young as nine, is using bodybuilding steroids ““ not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say. Read more...


UCPD reports reduced crime

Fewer property crimes and severe violent crimes were reported at UCLA in 2004 than 2003, according to a draft of the university police’s annual report released this month, continuing a declining trend in the offenses since 2001. Read more...


Engineering a fuel alternative

The UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science is not a foreign player in the search for alternative fuel sources. For the past 30 years, it has conducted in-depth research regarding hydrogen fuel. Read more...