Wednesday, July 29


Students march in honor of Ugandan children

With her sleeping bag in hand and her belongings strapped on her back, Elizabeth Rulon began her six-mile walk on the jammed and congested streets of Santa Monica Boulevard on Saturday evening alongside over 200 other UCLA students. Read more...


Students celebrate Israeli independence

Celebratory dinners, festivals and parties have been planned on campus this week to commemorate Israeli independence, and organizers say the events are an effort to celebrate the nation’s culture and history rather than discuss politics. Read more...


Growing organic

A new movement is taking root at UCLA. The national popularity of organic foods has continued to increase over the past decade, and UCLA students and officials are looking to jump on board with plans to include several organic food options at on-campus eateries. Read more...


Syracuse provost reportedly top pick

University of California officials and those involved in the search for the next chief executive of UCLA have not confirmed or denied a report that Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, is the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale. 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...