Sunday, May 10

César Chávez still relevant today

Today is César Chávez Day, a holiday created to celebrate the life of the California labor-rights activist and to highlight Chicano culture. Read more...

Photo: Protesters fasted in 1993 for a UCLA Chicano studies department, leading to the establishment of the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.


Group provides free help on taxes

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is offering free tax assistance at UCLA for the next three weeks by providing volunteers who will train and educate people about the tax process. Read more...




Center for Women & Men to expand

University officials announced UCLA Student Affairs is currently in the planning stages of reconfiguring and improving the services offered at the UCLA Center for Women & Men. Read more...


Mock trials provide real experience

Competition in a high-pressure environment, heated arguments and even a little bit of acting are all in a day's work for second-year English student Stephen Mayer. Read more...

Photo: Stephen Mayer, second-year English student, is president of UCLA Mock Trial, which has won several invitationals and championships and is nationally ranked. He participated in speech and debate in high school and then ventured to mock trials in college.


Anderson report predicts decline

The economic outlook was bleak at the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s first Forecast for 2009. The report showed a 6.1 percent decline in real gross domestic product in the last quarter of 2008 and forecasted an even steeper decline of 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2009. Read more...