Wednesday, July 15

Student visa program efficacy questioned

UCLA officials are confident in the benefits of a recently implemented system to track international students, though some government agents say the system is not being thoroughly used by customs officials. Read more...




Student lobbyist takes on Congress

UCLA student Marina Nazarbekian met with U.S. congressmen earlier this week to lobby for U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide and for favorable U.S. policies toward Armenia. Read more...


Rieber resident dies at age 18

Correction appended Karen Kwok, a first-year student who lived in Rieber Hall, died early Tuesday morning at Garfield Medical Center. She was 18. Kwok, who also went by the name Ka Yan, was not feeling well over the weekend and went home on Monday to see her doctor, said Suzanne Seplow, director of the Office Residential Life. Read more...



Offer new partners the memoir of your heart

All week, the UCLA campus has been preparing for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Various white tents and booths have been set up, tickets for panels have been distributed at the CTO, and you may have already made plans to attend. Read more...