The room was divided into two: a garden of green versus a sea of blue, with fingers constantly waving in the background. The setting for this colorful gathering was the official debate between undergraduate student government candidates, with the finger-waving indicating support for the speaking candidate, as audience members were not permitted to clap.
Author Archives: Ben Thaler
Campus groups to endorse hopefuls
Student groups will soon be deciding which candidates to endorse in the undergraduate student government elections after three days of intensive questioning that began on Monday.
School targets black students
Hundreds of students from the greater Los Angeles area convened at UCLA on Saturday at a conference that aimed to convince black high school students to pursue higher education opportunities at UCLA and other colleges.
Students aim to trim Hill’s waste
Volunteers donned aprons and plastic gloves and ventured to a place few students have ever been: the kitchen behind the De Neve Commons dining hall. The students were conducting the “Waste Watchers” program, which sought to measure how much waste De Neve Commons dining hall produced in one full day. By 5 p.m., that number […]
Five GSA candidates focus on diverse issues
The five candidates for next year’s Graduate Students Association were announced Wednesday evening, with candidates focused on a variety of issues, including interdisciplinary communication and increasing graduate and professional student fees. The four GSA positions up for election are president, vice president of academic affairs, vice president of internal affairs and vice president of external […]
Reports of sexual acts in campus restrooms surface
Students and campus officials have reported that gay sexual activity has been occurring in at least two of the men’s restroom on campus for the last year or more. Nancy Greenstein, director of police community services for UCPD, said so far in the 2006-2007 academic year, there have been two complaints regarding sexual activity in […]
Plan for new FBI center in final stages
A proposal to construct a new FBI headquarters near the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard is entering one of the final planning stages, despite opposition from local groups. Nearly three years ago, the General Services Administration, a branch of the federal government that deals with acquisitions and contracts, proposed a consolidation of FBI offices in […]