Friday, November 13

Slate to use old name, return to its roots

An established slate in the undergraduate student government decided to go back to its roots recently, when it reverted to its ancestral name. During the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s spring elections, Student Empowerment! Read more...


UCPD looks into possible hate crime

University police are investigating a possible hate crime that evidently took place over the Easter weekend at the UCLA Medical Center hospital. On Saturday afternoon, an unknown individual entered the hospital’s chapel and meditation center and poured what was marked as pork blood onto prayer mats used by Muslim patrons of the room. Read more...


Denim Day observed with film, rallies

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but since 1999, the last Wednesday of the month has gained special importance. It is known as Denim Day in response to a decision to overturn a rape conviction by an Italian Supreme Court judge. Read more...


Votes tallied, GSA results are in

Winners of the Graduate Student Association election ““ Marilyn Gray, Victoria Irigoyen, Hanish Rathod, and Laura Sanchez ““ said they are prepared to hit the ground running on graduate student issues come the next academic year. Read more...




Kids learn value of eating well

“Let me see your teeth.” This is what Carlton Green asked 40 kindergarteners early Friday morning. Green, director of nutrition at the UCLA Medical Center’s Nutrition Department, had passed around false teeth to explain to the children ““ some grossed out ““ that if they did not eat right their teeth would look like the decayed teeth they were holding in their hands. Read more...