Sunday, May 3

UCLA’s The Water Project refreshes city’s homeless

Students in small clusters walk down a street where tents serve as homes, passing out bottles of water to the scattered residents. It’s another day in “Tent City,” and the homeless are thankful to receive a necessity that is difficult to come by in their community. Read more...


A communication studies lecturer’s life

While lecturers at the University of California are engaged in an ongoing fight for improved benefits, a number of a lecturers remain seemingly unaffected. Aiming to gain publicity for their demands for better job security, higher salaries, and more respect, over 1,000 lecturers went on strike at five UC campuses last month. Read more...


Student groups unite in fasting

Muslim and Jewish students met Monday evening to eat dinner together after a day of fasting and to pray for peace. The gathering, held behind Kerckhoff Hall at 5:00 p.m. Read more...



Committee looks for next UC president

The search for the next president of the University of California moved one step forward Friday with the selection of a special UC Board of Regents committee to find a successor for current President Richard Atkinson, who recently announced his plans to retire next October. Read more...


UCLA experts say security can still improve

Legislation calling for the largest government reorganization since World War II is a positive development, but much improvement is needed before the United States can combat terrorism as effectively as possible, two of UCLA’s top national security experts said. Read more...


Greek system cleans up streets

Fraternity members arrived at the Sigma Nu fraternity house early Sunday morning, tired-eyed and sleepy, but ready to clean up their messy neighborhood. They were taking part in Operation Clean Sweep, a citywide program in its fourth year at UCLA that aims to bring together fraternities and community members to clean up Westwood. Read more...