Tuesday, January 27

Requirement must be approved

The struggle for a diversity requirement in general education courses can come to a successful conclusion this quarter. It is currently in the final stage preceding implementation, and the Academic Senate has circulated a ballot among all faculty regarding approval of the student and faculty requirements. Read more...




Bruins go for the gold when hooking up

In ancient Egyptian mythology there’s a great, in-depth story about a penis. In our much-shorter version that focuses only on the point we find interesting, the god Osiris ends up with his body parts strewn around the world. Read more...


Be creative with lack of parking

Finding parking at UCLA is much like a UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl. We have a good strategy, we’ve studied the opponent carefully, and we know we still have some work to do with our defense. Read more...


Speaks out

How do you feel about the regents’ decision on the check-box system? What do you think is the best solution? Miguel Griot Graduate student, electrical engineering “You can’t be marking just one box if you are from several countries. Read more...


Tasers: fatal or just shocking?

I’d never tried getting shot before ““ until I wrote this column. Imagine 50,000 volts of electricity zapping your body for about five seconds. That’s what you could be feeling should you find yourself locked in a death-charged confrontation with a UCLA police officer, who in the future will be equipped with a state-of-the-art, less-than-lethal stun gun. Read more...