Author Archives: Charles Proctor

While millions of Israeli citizens cast their election ballots for prime minister on Tuesday, Bruins for Israel here at UCLA rallied in support of democracy and in solidarity with Israel, no matter what direction the state might take after elections. About 75 members of BFI and the local Jewish community gathered in Meyerhoff Park at […]

The body of an unidentified man was found on the northeast side of campus near Hilgard Avenue Saturday morning, and police have launched an investigation into what they are calling “suspicious circumstances.” A passerby noticed an odd odor in the bushes that line Hilgard Avenue and called UC Police Department. The first officer on the […]

Preoccupied with U.N. weapons inspections and torn by protests and troop deployments, much of U.S. attention has been focused on Iraq. But just to the east of Saddam Hussein, the region’s only democracy is preparing for elections ““ elections that could have huge ramifications for peace in the Middle East. Israel, the United States’ longstanding […]

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, about 150 demonstrators gathered in front of the Wilshire Federal Building Wednesday evening to send a clear message to President Bush: Don’t overturn the right to choose. “We must remain strong and outspoken on this issue,” said Congresswoman Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, the keynote speaker at the […]

At first glance, it seemed to be just another U.S. flag: red, white and blue, 13 stripes. But this flag, carried by a protester during the anti-war march last Saturday in downtown Los Angeles, had a very subtle and yet telling difference to it. All fifty stars had been replaced by the logos of big-name […]

The beat of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday was best characterized by a young activist with a bullhorn, rapping to the vibrant rhythm of throngs of cheering people: “We don’t want to hear it / We don’t want to see / We don’t want to be in a World War III!” This performance and others […]

UCLA officially opened its new Center for Civil Society Thursday morning, starting a new chapter in the study of community, nonprofit organizations and volunteerism at UCLA. The center, operating in the School of Public Policy, will run graduate and undergraduate classes, conduct research on NPOs, and work with NPOs in Los Angeles. It will also […]