Saturday, April 25

Many groups will appeal funding

Though the 2004-2005 base budget allocations were recently approved by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the funding process may not be over yet. For this year’s allocations, 42 of the 134 groups who applied were denied funding, and a number of groups have already made the decision to appeal the process. Read more...


Students fight fees with lawsuit

In order to graduate with as little debt as possible, third-year law student Colin Bailey works for a legal clinic while going to school, and may take another job to help pay for his educational expenses. Read more...


Trauma services earn top accolades

As the blaring sirens and bright lights of ambulances bring the sick and injured to the UCLA Trauma Center, one certainty is that they will receive high-quality care from employees working in a center which has garnered many distinctions. Read more...


USAC completes funding allocations

The undergraduate student government approved the allocation of a total of more than $220,000 to various student groups and council members, bringing the number of groups who received funding to an all-time high since base-budget funding was opened up to all groups for the first time. Read more...


Book prices to drop

The State Legislature passed two bills last week that advocate for lower textbook fees on state college campuses ““ an action that marks a significant victory for student organizers but calls for no immediate change in university policies. Read more...



Family, police continue search for missing student

UCLA student Ahmad Arain has been missing for over a month, but university police said it has no intention of stopping the search for him. The fourth-year computer science student was reported missing July 23 when he didn’t return to his Anaheim home after taking an MTA bus bound for UCLA that morning. Read more...