An insect no bigger than a peanut is partly responsible for the destruction of trees hundreds of years old in the Lake Arrowhead area. The bark beetle, native to the area, has been taking advantage of trees weakened by drought and high temperatures. Read more...
Science & Health
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November 3, 9:00 pm
Bark beetles gobble up nutrients from trees
News, Student Government
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November 3, 9:00 pm
EVP Matt Kaczmarek juggles classes, USAC duties
As the external vice president for the undergraduate student government, Matt Kaczmarek faces challenges the average UCLA student may not encounter. Kaczmarek spends almost every weekend traveling across the country attending conferences, lobbying Congress and advocating for students on issues like fee increases and enrollment caps. Read more...
Science & Health
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November 3, 9:00 pm
UCLA researcher finds asteroid Hermes to be binary
A UCLA researcher working with a team of astronomers has determined that the asteroid Hermes, recently spotted for the first time since 1937, is in fact two separate rocks travelling on an orbit around the sun. Read more...
News
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November 3, 9:00 pm
Officer seeks to reword voting rights statute
Student voting rights in campus elections may be included in the undergraduate student government constitution in the coming weeks, though some council members disagree on its procedure. Read more...
News
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November 3, 9:00 pm
New voting method debuts today
Voters in Los Angeles County won’t find the familiar punch cards at polling places today when they vote in the municipal elections. They also won’t find the new Touchscreen voting system. Read more...
News
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November 3, 9:00 pm
Showers aid fight to quell flames, save homes
Some UCLA students breathed a sigh of relief when rain began to fall Friday. While students usually dread days they are forced to dig out their umbrellas, the rain was a welcome sight for those whose homes were threatened by the Southern California wildfires. Read more...
News
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November 3, 9:00 pm
Off Beat
Safe-sex message ends in student suspension KISSIMMEE, Fla. “”mdash; Osceola High School administrators thought a student’s Halloween costume was more trick than treat. So they suspended her. Read more...