Friday, May 8

UCLA alum speaks about work in war-torn Liberia

Children suffering from malnutrition. War-battered vestiges of formerly bustling cities. For Dr. Andrew Schechtman, a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine, such images were part of his daily life as he worked in war-torn Liberia for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Read more...


Another Village shop to bite the dust

The back room of the store is filled with cases lined with black, quilted padding and stocked full of pipes that look like Vincent van Gogh paintings blown into glass, their bodies curving and iridescent. Read more...




Construction a necessary evil

At the Web site www.quizie.com, there is an online quiz entitled, “How UCLA Are You?” The fifth question asks, “Have you ever NOT seen construction on campus?” The answer to that question is obvious to most current students. Read more...


Campus shuttle ineffective

As an apathetic sophomore, and even more so as an oblivious freshman, I found myself lugging books, papers and projects around campus and never exploring alternative transportation modes. Read more...


Crimewatch

Petty Theft Someone used a crowbar to break into a vending machine in Melnitz Hall and stole $300 – $400 between Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. Read more...