Author Archives: Anthony Pesce

Reacting to worldwide protests and acts of violence over controversial Danish cartoons, the UCLA Muslim Students Association held an event Friday evening explaining a Muslim perspective on the situation. After a Danish newspaper printed 12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, a violation of Islamic law, Muslims throughout Europe and the Middle East reacted with protesting […]

Morgan Freeman curtsied three times to a full house in Royce Hall on Tuesday as he received an award for outstanding dramatic achievement. Freeman is the first person in five years to receive the Spencer Tracy Award, which is presented by the UCLA Campus Events Commission. The award ceremony began with a montage of Tracy’s […]

Today, UCLA’s Campus Events Commission will present actor Morgan Freeman with an award to honor his lifetime achievement in drama. This year’s Spencer Tracy Award is the first award to be given since 2000, when Jack Lemmon was recognized. Freeman was chosen for this award because of his contributions to the craft and his exemplification […]

When Laura Willeford went to Powell Library to research a paper last week, she left feeling frustrated. Willeford, a first-year undeclared student, said she had trouble finding useful sources for her art history paper. After spending one to two hours in Powell Library every day after class, Willeford finally completed her research, but dreaded ever […]

With the departure of two top administrators within the Student Affairs department, there will be many changes to the structure of the department’s administration. Edward Wiesmeier, the assistant vice chancellor of Student Development and Health, will soon retire, and Soncia Lilly, the assistant vice chancellor of student affairs, will also be leaving the department. Due […]

When a small, free high school in Tanzania faced closure because its water was shut off, several university students from across California pooled their resources to buy new water tanks. While spending time in Sri Lanka as a freelance journalist, UCLA student Arthur Rhodes, who spoke at a panel discussion Saturday, filmed a documentary on […]

For the next four years, incoming freshmen will be required to take AlcoholEdu, an online alcohol awareness course, UCLA announced Wednesday. As UCLA’s first mandatory alcohol education program, AlcoholEdu is an online class that surveys students’ knowledge of and experiences with alcohol. “The program aims to motivate behavior change, undermine unrealistic expectations about the effects […]