Are you voting in this November’s elections? Why or why not? Chieh Lu Second-year, undeclared “I haven’t planned on voting because I’m not up to date on what’s going on. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Speaks out
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October 21, 9:00 pm
MTA may propose 3-mile extension of city’s subway
On the heavily-populated UCLA campus, where an open parking space has become almost an illusion, students are in need of better transportation options to be mobile around Los Angeles. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Habitat for Humanity reappears on campus
Habitat for Humanity International returned to the UCLA campus last week when it became an officially recognized student organization. A chapter of the organization had been active on the UCLA campus previously, but became inactive a few years ago, according to new Habitat for Humanity president, Kevin Gerrity, a fourth-year history student. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Report to extend semester debate
If some faculty get their way, UCLA could go back to the traditional semester calendar it used until 1966. Leaders of the faculty body who determine academic policy at UCLA think there is a good possibility a semester versus quarter debate will consume the campus for the rest of this year, after a comprehensive report is released in the next few weeks. Read more...
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October 21, 9:00 pm
Opponents say Vote campaign reaches out to liberal voters
The Rock the Vote campaign came to UCLA intending to get all students to vote regardless of their political views, but the approach the organization takes is arguably geared toward potential liberal voters. Read more...
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October 20, 9:00 pm
Einstein’s secret FBI file inspires new book
Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 20th century, was a wanted man ““ by the FBI. From 1933 to 1955, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI compiled “derogatory information” in an effort to undermine the physicist’s influence and destroy his reputation, according to Fred Jerome, a science journalist and author of a new book titled “The Einstein File.” Jerome spoke about his book in front of about 100 people in Knudsen Hall last Thursday, highlighting the major points of Hoover’s plot to defame the scientist. Read more...
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October 20, 9:00 pm
Secession forum elicits low turnout
A group of Southern California professors agreed that the main reason San Fernando Valley residents want to secede from Los Angeles is because of cultural differences, not a lack of services. Read more...