You can see all kinds of unusual things by taking a stroll down Bruin Walk. But anyone who was on campus Wednesday at around noon may have seen something especially alarming: an angry group of white students threatening to lynch a black one. Read more...
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February 16, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Re-enactment effective way to address racial violence
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February 15, 9:00 pm
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...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
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...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
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...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
Exposing old wounds to a new generation
Correction Appended The desperate cries of a man with a rope tied around his neck being pulled across campus by a group of white students echoed down Bruin Walk Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
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...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
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...