Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning, leaving one person wounded and marking the second shooting incident in as many weeks for the UCLA area. Shots were fired in front of the Sigma Nu fraternity house on Gayley Avenue at about 2:26 a.m., according to university police and eyewitnesses. The shooting victim […]
Author Archives: Brad Greenberg
Outlook positive for state’s slowly recovering economy
A stunted national economy and improvements in labor productivity have kept California and national unemployment high, economic experts said. But many insist advancements in productivity will not have a long-term effect on the number of available jobs, and that future college graduates will find a friendly job market in California. California employers shed another 16,600 […]
Ad Team offers experience, opportunity
One of the best places to learn about advertising and marketing at UCLA isn’t in a classroom; it’s with the UCLA Ad Team. The Ad Team, which officially begins its eighth year today, has a tradition of developing and educating UCLA students in advertising and placing them with major advertising agencies. Many employers said the […]
A closer look: Some fear UC could bear brunt of deficit
Despite Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign promises to preserve educational funding, the University of California’s budget may be “on the chopping block,” political analysts say. Facing an $8 billion deficit for 2004-2005, many believe Schwarzenegger’s pledged audit of the state budget will not find enough free revenue to maintain educational funding without raising taxes or making […]
Picket line slows business
It was another day on the streets for dozens of employees of the Westwood Ralphs. At times Monday afternoon, there were more temporary employees than customers in Ralphs, as dozens of picketers outside the student-frequented grocery store urged community members to take their business elsewhere. Holding a neon green sign that read “Honk 4 Support,” […]
As UNC Chapel Hill promises to cover fee increases, other schools consider plan
Amid their own round of budget woes, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced plans to cover tuition and fees for all low-income students beginning next fall. Though federal and state grants are already available for low-income families, the Carolina Covenant would be the first program of its nature to be offered […]
A Closer Look: Schwarzenegger supporters ready for change
As the polling booths closed Oct. 7, supporters of once governor-hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger were optimistic about the chances of Gov. Gray Davis being recalled and Schwarzenegger taking his job. “He’s going to win,” a middle-age woman told a friend while she sipped a vodka tonic. It was only 8 p.m., but the celebration had already […]