Friday, February 6

’94 alumnus remembered by friends as role model

’94 alumnus remembered by friends as role model UCLA, Vietnamese community suffers loss By Mai Pham Tears streamed down my face upon hearing my English professor quote from Boethius: "The desire to do evil may be due to human weakness; but for the wicked to overcome the innocent in the sight of God – that is monstrous … If there is a God, why is there evil? Read more...


Pre-med blues:

Pre-med blues: beyond MCATs Anxiety, overachievers and o-chem make up week in life of med school hopeful No other collective class of students holds more intrigue and wonder for me than "pre-meds." Chances are, if you aren’t already one, you’ve probably run into a few of them. Read more...


Letters

Letters Ode to basketball UCLA basketball team: This is Maxie writing to you! I’m an almost 80-year-old alumnus who likes to write letters to our team. Read more...


Campus relationship with ROTC should end

Campus relationship with ROTC should end Discrimination practices based on sexual orientation don’t belong at UCLA Today, the university is called to account for its failure to stand by its nondiscrimination policy. Read more...



Chained to Justice

Chained to Justice Present-day America must make reparations for generations of wrong Is the movie "Heat" pure entertainment or a huge slice of Americana? After watching writer and director Michael Mann’s movie, I found myself wondering why, after three or so hours, I felt a little let down. Read more...


Support justice for political prisoner

Support justice for political prisoner Former student spends 25 years in jail despite evidence of innocence By Jerome R. Hoffman, M.D. and Katherine C. King We are asking the UCLA community to become involved with the ongoing legal case of former UCLA student Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt. Read more...