Monday, April 13


Law course offers dual benefit

Local high schools are experiencing a phenomenon known as Street Law, where issues such as drug testing and homicide are being discussed in depth, leading high school students to take an increased interest in their education. Read more...


Students sue governor

Several students and the University of California Students Association ““ a system-wide lobbying organization ““ brought a lawsuit against the Schwarzenegger administration Wednesday, alleging that millions of dollars in mid-year cuts to the UC were made illegally. Read more...


Chinese New Year starts today

The year of the monkey ““ which represents vitality and activity ““ begins today, bringing with it firecrackers, lion dancers, red envelopes of money, traditional food and family time to UCLA’s Chinese community. Read more...


More than a game

There is a bold new frontier in social science research ““ but it involves computer games and robots rather than humans. Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, like EverQuest and The Sims Online, are gaining immense popularity worldwide and pushing the envelope of fantasy escapism. Read more...


Professor dies at age 54

Jayne Spencer, a professor in the history and Latin American studies departments, died of an unexpected illness Saturday. She was 54. Spencer’s career at UCLA started 15 years ago when she was a graduate student in the history department. Read more...


Holocaust course unexpectedly large

The atrocities of the Holocaust often disturb and repulse the sensibilities of most people. But if students had walked, or at least tried to walk, into Tuesday’s German 59: Holocaust in Film and Literature lecture, one would deduce the subject matter to be much more alluring. Read more...