The final conference road swing of the season appears to be the most crucial one for UCLA. With the prospect of making the NCAA Tournament dangling in front of the Bruins, the dual possibility of either securing a berth or falling off the bubble could hinge on the outcome of their trip to the Bay […]
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Armenian studies topic of conference
Countries such as Armenia, Austria and Lebanon were represented by a diverse gathering of graduate students at UCLA to share ideas in Armenian studies. Addressing a variety of aspects of Armenian culture, graduate students presented their research in numerous related fields in an all-day conference Friday. Students and Armenian studies experts filled Royce Hall’s conference […]
Future of growing UCLA major under scrutiny
Concerns have arisen about the substance of the international development studies major ““ being referred to as a “joke” and a “watered-down” major by one professor ““ and future plans for the major are under debate. Some faculty members questioned the effectiveness of the major as the Academic Senate reviewed changes that were made to […]
USAC voices concern about ASUCLA
Professor Ya-Hong Xie led this quarter’s third Professor in the Union series event ““ a student-faculty lunch and discussion sponsored by the Associated Students of UCLA ““ Tuesday to discuss “The Exciting Field of Electronic Materials.” ASUCLA formed the weekly series in response to a proposed Student Union Strategic Initiative allowing ASUCLA to sponsor programs […]
Speaker overturns misconceptions of Islamic jihad
The Muslim Student Association hosted an informational forum ““ “Operation Jihad: Misconceptions of a Peaceful Intention” ““ in honor of Islamic Awareness Week on Wednesday night. The forum, held in the Computer Science building, was the third forum hosted by MSA this week. Speaker Husam Ayloush ““ a member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations […]
Muslim students set out to clear misconceptions
Students and faculty are gearing up this weekend in preparation for Islamic Awareness Week, scheduled to begin Monday. Events will be put on by the Muslim Student Association to promote understanding and to disperse common misconceptions of the Islamic religion. MSA members plan to man booths and set up posters along Bruin Walk every day […]
Ralphs’ shelves still not full
Unusually vacant aisles and a closed bakery station at the Westwood Ralphs grocery store have confused and frustrated some shoppers as they stock up for the quarter. Now that members of the Teamsters Union for Ralphs warehouses ““ locations that normally act as middlemen between produce manufacturers and grocery sites ““ are no longer on […]