Friday, May 15


UCLA needs to pay up

First lady Eleanor Roosevelt told the Congress of Industrial Organizations Convention in 1943, “I believe you should tell the story of injustices, of inequalities, of bad conditions, so that the people as a whole in this country really face the problems that people who are pushed to the point of striking know all about, but others know practically nothing about.” These stirring words have as much relevance today as they did at the height of World War II ““ and nowhere more than at our own doorstep. Read more...


Tsunami disaster update

“¢bull; President Bush asked his father and Bill Clinton, former political adversaries, to lead the American effort to raise private funds for tsunami relief. The former presidents said they planned to deliver a report to President Bush on March 8. Read more...




Bruin digest

Women’s swimming in fourth place after day one of Pac-10 Tournament UCLA’s 200-yard medley relay team swam a school-record time of 1:40.75 at the Pac-10 championships in Federal Way, Wash., on Wednesday, helping the Bruins climb into a fourth-place tie after day one of the four-day meet. Read more...


Crime watch

Petty Theft A Palm Pilot worth $270 was stolen from an office in the Biomedical Library between Feb. 18 and Feb. 22. Someone cut through the top of a blue Ford Mustang convertible and caused a total of $300 worth of damage between Feb. Read more...