Monday, May 4

Visiting pianist shares unique view

Henry Butler is blind, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing photography. He’s even had his pictures exhibited at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in his hometown of New Orleans. Read more...


Applicant pool for law schools shrinks, competition slackens

Students applying to law school after graduation may face fewer competitors as law schools nationwide have seen a decline in applicants over the past year. According to the Law School Admissions Council, the total number of law school applicants in the nation decreased by 4.6 percent between 2004 and 2005, the first time in seven years law schools did not see an increase in applicants. Read more...



Students petition for action against Iran

Responding to what they claim is a serious threat to the United States, a group of UCLA students has begun circulating a petition “imploring” the government to take action against Iran’s nuclear development. Read more...


Peer education takes on AIDS

As dozens of his peers looked on and jeered him, high school freshman Edgar Gonzalez awkwardly grasped a banana while attempting to slip the blue latex condom over it. Read more...


Funds search finds billions

$3,052,600,815. That is the amount of money the UCLA community accumulated during what officials are calling the most successful fundraising campaign in higher education history. Officially completed in December 2005 after the university had continually raised the bar on donations and gift-giving, final figures from Campaign UCLA, which started in 1995, will be released today. Read more...


Former ambassador emphasizes Africa’s centrality

Former ambassador Princeton Lyman had one main message for the 30 or so students and faculty gathered in Bunche Hall on Tuesday evening: Africa is becoming more and more central to the U.S., and not just in terms of humanitarian and charity concerns. Read more...