Sunday, January 25

Interning: the path to success

You may be overloaded with studying, midterms, finals and other activities, but doing your research now ““ in anticipation of the summer ““ is essential for landing a summer job or internship. Read more...


USAC hard at work to meet major objectives

Working with professors, administrators and peers for the past four years has given me a strong voice as an advocate for the UCLA community. When a vacancy opened up for a general representative on the Undergraduate Students Association Council, I felt the position would give me a chance to address current issues at UCLA. Read more...





Aristide could see independence, but couldn’t deliver

“Haiti is like an accordion,” said the great Haitian painter, Andre Pierre. “Sometimes it is stretched very big, and sometimes it is squeezed very small.” For the last several months Haiti has been in its big phase, generating daily headlines to the tune of: “A once popular regime collapses,” “”˜Rebels’ take over provincial towns,” “protesters shot,” “boat people turned back by the U.S. Read more...


USAC funding far from fair

For too long, the Undergraduate Students Association Council has spent its energies promoting certain viewpoints at the expense of others. Student groups that support the dominant slate in USAC somehow end up with the most money. Read more...