Tuesday, May 5


Tragic death on the Hill

Julien D’Avanzo, a third-year history student and a resident assistant for Rieber Hall 3 South, died early Thursday morning after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Saxon Suites in what was apparently an alcohol-related accident. Read more...



Short-lived anger will not lower gas prices

It was late April. Motorists were incensed with the rapidly climbing price of gasoline. Industry analysts predicted the price would decline soon, but meanwhile, oil companies were recording huge profits ““ and drawing fire for it from politicians and average Joes alike. Read more...



Web pages turn into sites of collective mourning for students

In the hours after UCLA student Julien D’Avanzo’s death early Thursday morning, one of his closest friends decided to take his mourning online. “I got back to my room, and that was the only thing that I could think to do,” said Erick Magana, a second-year English student who described D’Avanzo as “one of my best friends.” Magana created the “In Memory of Julien Bukkake D’Avanzo” group on Facebook to give D’Avanzo’s friends and family an outlet to grieve for their friend and celebrate his life. Read more...


Isadora Duncan collection on hold

Though the UCLA Library recently announced the acquisition of the Isadora Duncan Special Collection ““ spending just under a million dollars of donated funds ““ they do not intend on exhibiting the resource material until next fall. Read more...