In Latin, the word “passion” means suffering. And in various communities nationwide, including UCLA, the same word has been evoking a sense of apprehension in recent months. This anxiety comes from the controversy surrounding Mel Gibson’s new movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” which was released today. The film has already caused concern among Jewish students on […]
Author Archives: Colleen Honigsberg
A closer look: UCLA alums, faculty get hitched
Five minutes gave them 1,136 new rights. When the City and County of San Francisco decided to change the words “bride” and “husband” to “applicant 1″ and “applicant 2,” they drew a flood of same-sex couples from all over the nation hoping to obtain marriage licenses. UCLA was no exception. Faculty, staff and alumni traveled […]
A closer look: Ashe faces same problems as other centers
After a week of missed classes, missed meals and a missed midterm, Lindsay Mathews left the Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center feeling completely hopeless. She was unsure of what was causing her fever, tooth pain and other symptoms, as were doctors at the Ashe Center, she said. Various possible viruses and bacteria were […]
Teach for America seeks Bruin applicants
Several UCLA graduates will join thousands of graduates across the country who have decided to take the problem of educational inequity into their own hands. There are hopes that close to 200 Bruins will become educators next fall by participating in Teach for America, a federal educational program geared toward teaching low-income students. The program […]
A closer look: Celebrating one man’s lifelong dream
As people nationwide celebrate Black History Month, many of the them overlook the man credited with beginning the annual event. Dr. Carter G. Woodson ““ who was born in 1875 to former slaves and later went on to become the second black person to receive a doctorate degree from Harvard ““ is known as the […]
A closer look: Lack of black professors noticed in classrooms
In all his years at UCLA, Myles Regele, a fourth-year psychobiology student, has never had a class with a black professor. “I can’t believe I’ve never had a black professor,” Regele said. “Why is that?” Regele’s thoughts and experiences are not unique. Because of the lack of black and Latino/a professors on campus, many UCLA […]
USAC fund allocation process questioned
The recent release of a document alleging unfair funding on the part of the undergraduate student government’s budget committee has raised concerns about the legitimacy of the funding allocation process. The document, filed by a student councilmember, states that the base budget funding process created by the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s Budget Review Committee was […]