Tuesday, August 4



USAC hopefuls go head-to-head

The room was divided into two: a garden of green versus a sea of blue, with fingers constantly waving in the background. The setting for this colorful gathering was the official debate between undergraduate student government candidates, with the finger-waving indicating support for the speaking candidate, as audience members were not permitted to clap. Read more...


Speaker reflects on response to AIDS

Donald Francis, a prominent AIDS doctor and educator, spoke to students Thursday about what he sees as the inefficiency of the federal government in dealing with AIDS and its failure to provide financial support to fight the epidemic in the 1980s and early 1990s. Read more...



Student outreach projects face budget cuts

Student outreach projects that perform community service in the L.A. area have been struggling with finding funding this year and will continue to see budget cuts next year, which could mean a cut in the services they provide. Read more...


Event probes issues facing immigrant youth

Academics and students from UCLA and beyond gathered for a symposium Thursday on immigrant youth, their education, and political and social activism. The various presenters provided ideas and perspectives from how to improve inner-city immigrant education, to using oral history to engage students, to how students can use covert means to dissent. Read more...