Thursday, July 23

News briefs

San Francisco may get subway system SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Plans are moving forward to create a $1 billion subway system that would connect several of San Francisco’s most popular and heavily trafficked neighborhoods. Read more...


Films to give attention to local human rights issues

The term “sweatshop” is usually associated with the image of small factories filled with overworked and underpaid individuals. It is hard for many to imagine that a sweatshop is right down the street, maybe on Wilshire or Pico, in the heart of the greater Los Angeles area. Read more...


Bruin digest

The second-ranked UCLA men’s tennis team (10-1) dropped its first match of the season Friday, losing 4-2 to Virginia in the quarterfinals of the National Team Indoors in Chicago. Read more...


Advocacy week focuses on disabilities

Disabilities advocacy week, organized by the student government’s Community Service Commission, aims to educate students about what it’s like to have a physical, developmental or learning disability, and how they can get involved in related community service projects. Read more...



Recognizing Darfur’s plight

A woman fled with her two young children after her home was burned to the ground, not knowing whether her husband was alive. A man was forced to watch as his father, grandfather and brother were murdered; he later heard their graves had since been destroyed. Read more...