Friday, October 16

Editorial: Same-sex marriage crucial for civil rights

Gay rights and the issue of same-sex marriage is one of the most important civil rights issues of the 21st century. In an era and a land where freedom and equality are supposedly two fundamental ideals, voters have systematically denied members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community the right to experience what everyone else takes for granted. Read more...



Proposal sets excess unit fees

“Super seniors” may soon be a dying breed as the University of California Office of the President has released a preliminary proposal to raise tuition fees for students lagging behind on the road to graduation. Read more...




Labor teach-in focuses on action

When about 200 students began shouting “Si, se puede! Si, se puede!” in unison Tuesday afternoon, one could have mistaken Ackerman Grand Ballroom for a union hall. Read more...


A new way to learn

For about 25 U.S. college students studying in Shanghai, China, last summer, the term interdisciplinary study took on a whole new meaning. To study globalization in China’s booming economy, UCLA anthropology Professor Yunxiang Yan took students on a five-week travel study program in which they researched various topics ““ from the Starbucks phenomenon to workers’ rights. Read more...