Sunday, April 12

Students support strike with two-mile march

While most cheers heard on Saturday were in support of football players, some students were cheering for a different reason. Student labor activists cheered while they marched two miles down Westwood and Santa Monica Boulevards on Saturday to rally with union strikers at a nearby grocery store. Read more...



“˜Diversity credit’ plan disputed

In the University of California system, UCLA ““ one the most diverse campuses in the system ““ is the only campus that does not require students to fulfill a diversity requirement to graduate. Read more...


Library fights to keep collection world-class

Faced with pressing economic challenges, the UCLA library system is undergoing an evolution. Library officials hope changes they are making to the library’s infrastructure will enable UCLA’s facilities to maintain their world-class reputation despite dire financial circumstances. Read more...


Medical building renamed

He comes off as a hip Hollywood entrepreneur ““ clad in jeans, a sweater and sunglasses ““ and by all accounts, he’s plenty shrewd. In 1971, 25-year-old Peter Morton and a friend opened up a Hard Rock Café in London, never dreaming the restaurant would become a symbol of Americana and that he would sell his chain for $410 million. Read more...


Keep Taco Bell on campus, out of dispute

In the words of a famous talking Chihuahua, “Yo quiero Taco Bell.” Indeed, for I suspect I’m not the only who still wants his chalupas. For those who don’t know, activists are fighting to remove Taco Bell from campus because the company buys tomatoes from Florida packing companies accused of unfair labor practices. Read more...


Letters to the editor

Racist label misguided As one of the bearers of the sign in question, I was appalled by Michael Cox’s letter “Counterprotest sign is unacceptable, offensive” (Nov. Read more...