Wednesday, October 14

News briefs

Couple files suit for transsexual discrimination A lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alleges the agency discriminated against a Filipino couple when it denied the husband’s legal residency because his wife had a sex change operation nearly 24 years ago. Read more...



Bruin digest

2004 Gold medal hurdler earns Owens Award over former Bruin Gail Devers UCLA alumna Joanna Hayes received USA Track and Field’s 2004 Jesse Owens Award, which is given to the most outstanding male and female performer in the sport. Read more...



Student-run clothing line offers social message

The first pages that fourth-year student Joshua To sees when he flips open his school binder are lists of customers, stores and events. Besides working on a double major in design and communication studies at UCLA, To runs the clothing company Resonance with three other students. Read more...


Study finds Prop. 36 lacking

A new UCLA study released Friday says drug offenders punished under Proposition 36 are more likely to be re-arrested for narcotics-related offenses than criminals rehabilitated through other programs. Read more...