Thursday, July 23

Supporters of USAC senate begin to gather signatures

Supporters of the petition to amend the Undergraduate Students Association Council constitution began Monday to collect signatures to put the proposal to a vote. The efforts began after the elections board chair approved the language of the petition, which seeks to change the structure of the undergraduate student system from a council to a senate. Read more...


Teaching education

Laughter fills a lecture hall in Young Hall as a lively professor intertwines witty remarks about the chemical processes for making beer in an early morning chemistry class. Read more...


Group solicits support

As a part of a larger nationwide campaign to officially recognize same-sex marriage, a UCLA student group is working to mobilize youth support for a potential California ballot initiative that would be put to a vote in 2006. Read more...


Investment Society hosts stock-trading contest

Any student interested in taking part in the Undergraduate Investment Society Student Stock Tournament will automatically be given $500 upon enrollment. Starting today, UCLA students will take the money and spend it on an Internet investing site which will allow them to invest in the stocks of their choice. Read more...


Traffic is an advantage for media campaign

Increased Web site traffic is evidence that UCLA’s recent media campaign to increase student involvement in campus events has raised awareness of opportunities, but its direct effect on attendance is harder to measure. Read more...



News brief

Southern California could see rise in West Nile cases RIVERSIDE “”mdash; The wet winter has created ripe conditions for mosquito breeding and experts are concerned the West Nile virus will spread throughout the region this year with scores of human and horse infections. Read more...