Saturday, May 9

Branching out

It’s easy, it’s fast, and it’s accessible to anyone who has an Internet connection. Political involvement has been brought into the realm of the every-day Web surfer over the past couple years by Web-based technology. Read more...


MEChA “˜Plan’ under fire

The weekly meeting of the undergraduate student government Tuesday night overflowed with supporters of the Chicana/o organization MEChA, who were there to protest allegations made by the Bruin Republicans that the organization subscribes to racist views. Read more...


Briefs

Opportunity finds traces of water in Martian sediments NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has sent back signs that may indicate water once existed on the red planet. Read more...



Speaker criticizes Palestinian authority

Videos of Palestinian children being persuaded to kill and examples of suicide bombers being honored in the Palestinian media resulted in heated debate about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ““ leaving students with mixed opinions about whether a presentation hosted by Bruins for Israel on Monday night aided in promoting healthy dialogue. Read more...


Student Media plans to expand programming to eateries

Students lunching on campus might soon find themselves watching shows produced by fellow students if a plan to expand the student-run television channel is successful. UCLA Student Media hopes to broaden viewership of UCLAtv Channel 29 by placing television screens at campus eateries. Read more...


Primary flavors

More than the usual participants showed up at the New Hampshire Democratic primary last week ““ Ben & Jerry’s new Primary Berry Graham ice cream flavor made its first public appearance there as well. Read more...