Author Archives: Bridget Shackelford

A group of jittery 7- and 8-year-old children filed down the halls of the Public Policy building Wednesday morning, headed in the direction of Professor Shelby Popham’s English Composition 3 class. Armed with prewritten questions, the children patiently listened as Popham instructed them to find their name tag and sit across from the awaiting college […]

Students in years past have become used to the barrage of fliers and campaign slogans on campus that accompany elections for the undergraduate student government, but this year candidates have found a new way to advertise to UCLA voters. Whether it’s for Slate Refund, Students First!, Bruins United or the various candidates running as independents, […]

A sea of red, royal blue and yellow shirts sporting political slogans and slate names were scattered among the crowd at Northwest Campus Auditorium on Thursday night as students listened in earnest while candidates for the Undergraduate Students Association Council debated policy issues at the first-ever Election Board certified debate. Prospective officers debated at every […]

Don’t be fooled by her quiet demeanor ““ Marwa Kaisey has strong opinions about governing the student body. She said that’s why she is running for president of the Undergraduate Students Association Council. Running on the Bruins United slate, she is looking to make UCLA as diverse as possible, and in the process make every […]

Monica Sanchez Rivas was named the 2006-2007 Graduate Students Association president Tuesday night, beating her opponent, Anthony Dunbar, by 37.4 percent. The other three positions on the ballot were uncontested. Two candidates were re-elected to their current positions, Vice President of Internal Affairs Mac Marston and Vice President of External Affairs Cindy Mosqueda. Janet Cummings […]

Located in downtown Los Angeles, in a gated red brick building with security guards patrolling the street, is Para Los Niños Charter School, an elementary school that teaches children from the poorest families in Los Angeles. It’s an unlikely place for students to learn about the fundamental aspects of physics, but that’s what happens once […]

Graduate Students Association elections will close next Monday, and candidates are working to utilize the remaining time to encourage their fellow students to vote. While the president is the only contested position on the ballot, candidates are stressing that it is important for graduate and professional students to vote in the election, particularly with a […]