The UC Board of Regents will vote today on whether to oppose the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, and National Origin initiative, an item on the March 2004 state ballot that would, if passed, ban the collection of racial and ethnic data by public institutions. Read more...

Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone was full of life as she shared her story in front of a crowd of students and faculty. Firestone, a former faculty member at UCLA, is one of the five survivors whose stories were told in the 1999 Academy Award-winning documentary, “The Final Days.” The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg after he made “Schindler’s List.” “The movie was very graphic and I was taken back by the distortion and the way we can treat each other,” said Jessica Arterburn, a second-year communication studies student. Read more...

UCLA’s United Arab Society is hosting its third annual humanitarian event this week to raise awareness about the conditions in present-day Iraq. Titled “Give Change, Make Change, Change Life,” the three-day event will strive to raise money to help aid Iraqis struggling with poor post-war living conditions. Read more...

Receiving special mention in the Congressional Record is no small feat, but then again, Alfred R. Herrera makes no small moves when it comes to student access, equity and social justice. Read more...

Kimberlee Tran was working on a paper one night when she heard a thump. Not sure where the noise came from, she continued typing away. Several moments later, she heard three continuous thumps. Read more...

The university announced last week that acting dean Christopher Waterman will officially become dean of the School of Arts and Architecture on June 1, ending a 10-month search to fill the position. Read more...

The Chilean sea bass is heavily overfished ““ scientists predict commercial extinction before 2005 ““ and UCLA serves it for dinner. Seafood dishes that appear on campus are made from a variety of sea creatures, including orange roughies and Chilean sea bass. Read more...