Friday, May 8

Eatery may get federal review

Taco Bell is considering approaching the U.S. Department of Labor to review the wages and living conditions of farmworkers who produce the fast food chain’s tomatoes. Read more...


When shooting for your crush, you can take better aim face to face

Online, “instant” communication can be pretty great. Appointments can be arranged or rescheduled, questions answered and some business dealings can be conducted over the Internet. Even quicker than e-mail and possibly as addictive as an illegal substance, AOL Instant Messenger is a communication phenomenon among college students. Read more...


Affirmative action stance debated

In the dispute over affirmative action, both sides of the debate often argue that Martin Luther King Jr. would have supported their perspective. In King’s most famous speech, given at the Washington Monument in 1963, he stated his hopes that his children would be valued by their personality rather than their race. Read more...


Faculty recall King’s visit

It was a hot day, but not too hot, the day that he visited UCLA. He drove up to Janss Steps in a beige station wagon and stepped out to the makeshift stage set up for his visit. Read more...