Monday, April 6

Drug probation centers lacking, study shows

California drug probation centers need to strengthen their disciplinary tactics, according to a study recently released by UCLA. The study released by the California Policy Research Center stated that about a third of probationers failed to show for drug testing or have tested positive for illicit drug use. Read more...


Jugglers have a ball helping kids

Lena Khan, a first-year political science and history student, concentrated intensely as Jordan Fassler, a third-year math student, practiced juggling and passing knives with her. Both students, members of the campus juggling club, were warming up for the Friday afternoon juggling show held at Bruin Plaza. Read more...


Marchers seek UCLA vow

They had a clear objective. They had the will to pursue it. But at the end of the day, UCLA’s top official didn’t see them. About 150 workers, students and community leaders marched to Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s office Friday afternoon in an effort to get a commitment from the administrative leader to hire subcontracted workers on campus. Read more...



Briefs

Consumers’ spending figures drop for April Consumers anxious about their jobs were reluctant to go shopping in April, trimming spending by the largest amount since the beginning of the year. Read more...


Premieres cut into Village business profit

The movie premiere capital of the world is known for producing glamorous parades and festivals for Hollywood’s A-list movie stars, but often at the cost of Westwood Village’s small businesses keeping the town alive on a day-to-day basis. Read more...


Speaker believes in Mideast plan for peace

On the same day that Shai Feldman, a prominent Israeli political analyst, talked at UCLA about the feasibility of the U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met in Israel to discuss the implementation of the plan. Read more...