Sunday, May 3

A fusion of fashion and fundraising

The crowd cheered as student models strutted their stuff and student groups performed Thursday night as part of the UCLA Panhellenic Council’s philanthropy event, Infusion. The inaugural event, which took place in Ackerman Grand Ballroom, was organized to raise money for the Rape Treatment Center of Santa Monica. Read more...


Symposium to address decline in black admissions at two UCs

Findings show that, for the eighth consecutive year, the number of black student admissions at UCLA and UC Berkeley has continued to decrease. Such statistics and findings will be discussed during a symposium today, titled “(E)Racing Race, Erasing Access: Politics, Policies and Practices in a Post-Prop 209 World.” Hosted by the College Access Project for African Americans, the event’s purpose is to share recent research CAPAA has done in the past year on the possible reasons for the declining number of black admissions to the two most competitive UC campuses, UCLA and Berkeley. Read more...


Early lab bid decision unlikely

The long process to determine who will manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory will conclude in the coming weeks. The University of California has bid for continued management of the New Mexico lab in consortium with Bechtel National, BWXT and Washington Group International. Read more...



UC labor code questioned

Five years ago, the University of California adopted a code of conduct that aimed to improve conditions for workers who make merchandise bearing the logos or trademarks of the university and set standards of labor for licensees. Read more...


The math of the collective consciousness

Though most would see no relation between the poetry of William Wordsworth and engine production, John Lienhard’s theory of the arc of invention seeks to explain the links between seemingly unrelated cultural phenomena and invention. Read more...


USAC revisits senate idea

The Undergraduate Student Association Council revisited the proposed changes to the structure of UCLA student government at its meeting Tuesday, addressing the issue for the first time since last year. Read more...