Model U.N. summit keeps students busy, on the go

Shelma Jun has been functioning on little sleep this past week. And it’s not because of midterms. Jun, a third-year business economics student, is on the executive board responsible for planning the Model United Nations Summit, which will begin at UCLA today. She has been up until 4 a.m. almost every night this week planning […]

Does open discussion really exist at UCLA?

Many universities around the country have groups of students from different backgrounds who meet regularly to talk about issues surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ways to resolve it. UCLA does not. Students at UCLA have attempted to start groups committed to creating a dialogue between Jewish and Muslim students on the subject of the Israeli-Palestinian […]

Spending cap draws criticism

The governor-elect just finished his first official visit to the state Capitol. But even though he has not taken the governor’s office yet, some of his earlier campaign announcements are already drawing criticism. Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger said during his campaign that he was considering asking voters to approve a proposition to limit state spending. The […]

EAP students may get a second chance to study in China

Louisa Wang might finally get to study abroad in China. Wang was unable to study in China during the 2002-2003 academic year through the Education Abroad Program (EAP) because it had to close its programs there in response to a worldwide health epidemic. This forced Wang to come up with an alternative to her already-planned […]