Five years ago, Heather Ingraffia was on active duty in the Air Force, serving as a translator of Persian and other languages. After serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 26-year-old Ingraffia said her experiences gave her new perspective on veterans. Ingraffia and about 10 other students from the Air […]
Author Archives: Ari Bloomekatz
[A Closer Look] ROTC members honor former soldiers
While most students are not veterans themselves, some members of campus Reserve Officer Training Corps programs are spending Veterans Day helping those who have served their country. Some members of the Arnold Air Society, a community service organization in the Air Force ROTC, are volunteering at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday. […]
Stem cell proposition passes; Three Strikes too close to call
The tight presidential race has garnered most of the election spotlight, but student voters were also concerned about many of the state propositions on this year’s ballot. Two of the most controversial issues on the ballot were Proposition 66, which amends California’s Three Strikes law, and Proposition 71, which allocates $3 billion for different types […]
Paying attention
About a year ago, Isandra Gonzalez could not stay seated or focused for an entire class ““ her mind constantly wandered, she could not take notes, her hands began jittering and she felt anxious and wanted to move around. “I just couldn’t stay in my class. I would leave every 20 minutes,” Gonzalez said. “(I […]
UCPD to start using Tasers
University police could soon be zapping perpetrators with 16 new stun guns they purchased this year. The new guns are hand-held Tasers, a weapon that slightly resembles a regular gun, but only works at close range, firing two electronic darts that stick to a person’s skin or clothing. University police and makers of the weapon […]
Possible hate incident probed
University police announced Tuesday they were investigating a possible hate incident that occurred in an Asian American studies class last week. The investigation began after Vu Long Trinh, a teaching assistant in Asian American Studies 20, told police that petitions students in his class signed Thursday supporting the removal of Taco Bell had been vandalized […]
Charges dropped in Jane Doe case
The L.A. County district attorney dismissed all charges Thursday against DeShawn Stringer, the man accused of raping a UCLA student nearly two years ago. Judge Keith Schwartz declared a mistrial Thursday when a jury hung for the second time in a case against Stringer. Deputy District Attorney Scott Millington said he will not retry Stringer […]