It is only about 15 miles from sunny Westwood to the heart of downtown Los Angeles. But 15 miles via bike is a whole different story "“ especially when traffic, afternoon heat and hundreds of avid environmentalists are added to the mix. On Sunday, dozens of Ecology, Economy, Equity members and community residents biked from UCLA to Los Angeles City Hall to participate in the "Get Coal and Oil Out of L.A." rally as part of the 10/10/10 Global Work Party, an international event dubbed "the world's biggest day of climate change action in history." "We wanted to do something beneficial for the environment, to show politicians and elected leaders that this can be done," said Natalie Gaber, co-chair of the sustainability group E3 and a fourth-year communication studies student. The rally accompanied CicLAvia, an event for which seven and a half miles of L.A. Read more...

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Fourth-year political science and history student Dane Peterson is a member of E3.

His front door loomed before him on a chilly winter night in 1994, as former senator George McGovern walked curiously forward and noticed the outline of a police officer and a priest waiting just outside. Read more...

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George McGovern discusses his
family experience with mental illness.

Grading student papers in his Nairobi school, former UCLA Fulbright Scholar Erustus Ouko epitomizes cross-cultural exchange "“ his beaded Maasai bracelet showcases his Kenyan pride, while his blue-and-white striped UCLA polo shirt hints at his time spent as a Bruin. Read more...