Friday, May 1

Editorial: School safety should not compromise free speech

Citing student safety concerns, East Bakersfield High School Principal John Gibson has prohibited the publication of five school newspaper articles on homosexuality. Campus security may be a legitimate issue, but Gibson has unjustly denied students the right to accept their own risks and exercise free speech rights. Read more...


Digging up opportunities

Underneath the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology spreads out like a catacomb, and though UCLA has no undergraduate major in archaeology, some UCLA undergraduates work regularly in the museum’s basement. Read more...



Training prepares RAs for job’s trials

During typical on-duty rounds, a resident assistant receives a noise complaint about loud music coming from a resident’s rooms. When the RA knocks on the door to speak to the residents, he notices bottles of alcohol sitting on a desk and confronts the students, gathering their BruinCards and documenting the situation to be reviewed by the Resident Director. Read more...


Likely lab bid draws protests

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents has all but decided to bid for management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory ““ a decision that was met with anger and loud protests by a group of students present at the Wednesday meeting. Read more...


Union on strike at UCs

The Union of Professional and Technical Employees, which has nearly 10,000 members, is planning to hold a one-day strike at all nine University of California campuses today. Read more...


[A closer look] Union may boycott winery

SONOMA “”mdash; Escaping the sweltering Sonoma County sun during his 30-minute Friday lunch break, 60-year-old Domingo Garcia stopped eating his meal of oranges, strawberries, a large cucumber and burrito to explain why students should know about the recent struggle between the United Farm Workers and E.&J. Read more...