Friday, April 3


Campus tour season begins

Newly admitted and prospective students have taken over the campus. With acceptance letters in, and statements of intent to register waiting to be mailed out, April is the biggest month for tours at UCLA. Read more...



Letters to the editor

Professors have the right to opine It disgusts me that some students here think professors should be forbidden from voicing their political opinions for the fear that it might infect the students.  In that case, parents shouldn’t preach their political views at the dinner table, and political analysts should not be on television. Read more...


Faculty has right, duty to offer opinions

Academics are often accused of living in an ivory tower of ephemeral debate and abstract thinking with little connection to the real world. Yet, when the UCLA Academic Senate voted Monday to officially oppose preventive war, a public argument erupted over the right of professors to display overtly political opinions. Read more...



SARS disturbs EAP in China

The University of California announced Thursday the suspension of its study abroad programs in China due to the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The Education Abroad Program notified the 44 students participating in the programs of the decision late Wednesday night, Beijing time, said EAP representative Bruce Hanna. Read more...