Elections for the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Graduate Students Association take place next week. Are you planning to vote? Why or why not?   NAME: Peter Ballance   YEAR: Graduate student   MAJOR: Law “I guess I’m not. Read more...
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May 4, 9:00 pm
Speaks Out
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May 4, 9:00 pm
Letters
Praxis seeks to divide campus As a Pilipino pre-med student at UCLA for the last four years, I was never politically involved. I fell into the category of students who didn’t really care who won USAC elections. Read more...
Opinion
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Reagan does not deserve honor by university
About two weeks ago, the university made a decision to name the UCLA Medical Center after Ronald Reagan. This naming opportunity didn’t come cheap: friends and supporters of the former president and governor of California spent $150 million to put Reagan’s name on the building. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Voters find distasteful campaign ads hard to stomach
I can no longer suppress the gnawing urge to share with you my distress over the fact that Americans appear to be falling prey to an almighty addiction of epidemic proportions ““ despite the destruction it seems to be wreaking on our lives, both personally and socially. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Candidate emphasizes diversity as integrated, not single effort
By RoseAnne Gutierrez I am writing in regards to the article titled, “Academic Affairs candidates focus on diversity” (News, May 2). I am gravely concerned because my platform was not properly represented. Read more...
Opinion
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Letters
Praxis seeks to divide campus As a Pilipino pre-med student at UCLA for the last four years, I was never politically involved. I fell into the category of students who didn’t really care who won USAC elections. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
World Bank, IMF exploit developing countries
By Kirsten Isaacson Recently, I observed a woman wearing a T-shirt that read, “Nation of sheep, led by pigs, ruled by wolves.” This struck me as humorous at the time, but upon reading David Wu’s Viewpoint submission (“IMF, World Bank protesters buy into hype,” Viewpoint, April 24), I realized just how depressing the truth to that statement was. Read more...