Thursday, April 2

Letters to the editor

Empowerment! is consistent I am writing in response to the editorial, “Slates should focus on ideas, not elections” (April 2). As a member of Student Empowerment! Read more...




Speakers laud CALPIRG’s 30 years of activism

Over 250 students, staff and public interest advocates celebrated the California Public Interest Research Group’s 30-year anniversary on campus Thursday night. The event featured speakers Ariana Huffington and Assembly Majority Floor Leader Marco Firebaugh. Read more...


Editorial: Affirmative action still best road to diversity

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the University of Michigan affirmative action case, which has gained notoriety over the past few months, on Tuesday. It is widely expected that if Michigan’s affirmative action policies are struck down, the case can be used as precedent to end affirmative action completely. Read more...


USAC defers most agenda items

Despite a packed agenda and a full house of councilmembers, the undergraduate student government kicked off spring quarter with a slow start Tuesday night, pushing almost all items on the agenda to next week’s meeting. Read more...


Faculty grills panel about semester switch

Critics of UCLA’s proposed switch to a semester system voiced their misgivings Wednesday to representatives from universities that have already made the conversion. The second such town hall meeting of the year began with members of peer universities sharing experiences of their universities’ transition between academic calendars. Read more...