Wednesday, July 29



Virtual tour sweeps viewers off their feet

On the cathedral tours given by Professor John Dagenais, there is no walking ““ only flying. Participants flew over surrounding rooftops and right up to a likeness of Jesus sculpted into a wall near the high ceilings on a virtual tour of the Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, guided by Dagenais on Sunday. Read more...


Ethnic studies maintains its appeal

Lisa Miyake, a fourth-year communication studies and Asian American studies student, said the decision to pursue Asian studies was not always an obvious one. She wrote an essay in an English composition class about the Japanese internment during World War II ““ specifically Manzanar, the camp where her grandparents were interned ““ and her experience prompted her to take an Asian American studies class to learn more about her background. Read more...


How would a refund work?

Slate Refund’s campaign platform, based solely on refunding students their quarterly Undergraduate Students Association fee, would require several steps in order to permanently eliminate the fee. Read more...


Editorial: Slate Refund shortsighted but carries valuable message

To write Slate Refund off as a joke would be to miss the point of why they are running. The reality is that Slate Refund is, for the most part, running a group of very passionate (if somewhat myopic) candidates under a slogan most students can finally understand: Vote for us, and we’ll refund you the $120 in fees you pay to the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...


Ashe to listen to grad students

No longer satisfied with the stresses of the treatment of chronic health issues at the student health center, professional and graduate students at UCLA have banded together this semester. Read more...