Students serve up meals for the needy this holiday

UCLA students joined a dozen volunteers who served meat entrees, fresh salad, La Brea bakery bread and hot soup to hundreds of homeless people lined up at the Hollywood intersection of Sycamore Avenue and Romaine Street over Thanksgiving break. This quiet, industrial street corner attracts volunteers and long lines of homeless people every night from […]

Film examines suicide bombers

The documentary “Suicide Killers,” which was screened at UCLA on Tuesday night, opened with scenes of carnage and devastation that followed terrorist attacks in Israel. The film, a documentary on suicide bombers in Israel which was created by French-Israeli director Pierre Rehov, consists of interview footage involving failed suicide bombers and the planning behind their […]

UCLA, NASA form research institute

NASA scientists and UCLA administrators announced Wednesday the creation of a new research institute to conduct in-depth research of the relationships between local weather and global climate change. The Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering is the brainchild of professors from UCLA’s Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and the Henry Samueli […]

FUBAR bus offers cheap, convenient ride to L.A. clubs

Those who enjoy clubbing in Hollywood and along the Sunset Strip now have a new option for transportation ““ the FUBAR bus. The bus service’s name reflects its intended clientele. According to its Web site, the bus service provides “transportation for the f*cked up beyond all recognition,” and will transport people to and from various […]