Friday, July 24

Earth Day turns 35

Switching off a light in the next room or tossing a used soda can in the recycle bin is much more routine than it was 35 years ago; a time when there were grassroots recycle campaigns, nonexistent clean air acts and warnings of the Great Lakes being polluted by oil refineries, paper mills and city sewage plants. Read more...


March recalls genocide

For a week now, students walking along Bruin Walk may have seen grotesque images of the Armenian Genocide ““ emaciated children, dismembered bodies and dead Armenians swinging from the noose. Read more...




UC, AFSCME reach contract

A three-year tentative contract agreement between the University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union was reached on Wednesday after nine months of negotiating and a week after AFSCME held a one-day strike. Read more...


Crime watch

Petty Theft A $50 CD player was stolen from a room in the UCLA Center for Health Sciences between April 13 and April 14. A bottle of brandy, a digital camera, stamps and a voice recorder were stolen from a room in the UCLA Brain Research Institute on April 14. Read more...


News briefs

University police break up group smoking marijuana Laughter, coughing and clouds of marijuana smoke drifted over the lawn between Janss Steps and Bruin Walk on Wednesday afternoon as around 50 students gathered to light up at 4:20 p.m. Read more...