Saturday, April 11

Speaks out

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...



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...


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...



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...


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...