Author Archives: Edward Truong

Connecting with people is Nurit Katz’s passion, and her connections to UCLA run through her family. She said her grandparents met at UCLA as students, her great uncles were the first twins to receive their UCLA doctorates in chemistry, and many of her relatives are UCLA graduates. Now she is running for president of the […]

E.K. described that when she glanced at the notice a few weeks ago, she was scared and anxious. She said she decided to not tell her parents about it ““ she would take care of it herself. The first-year undeclared student, who asked to only be referred to by her initials to keep her legal […]

After the firing of a Saxon Suites resident assistant, residents are looking for explanations for his departure. Jose Manaiza, a third-year economics student and former Saxon E-building RA, was released from his position in early March. Manaiza said in late February he was reprimanded for an incident involving shift coverage. Days later, he was fired, […]

As a result of new efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America to target online piracy at colleges nationwide, downloading music illegally may prove costly for more students. Industry officials began their new campaign at the end of February by sending 400 “pre-settlement litigation” notices to universities, including UCLA, requesting that they be forwarded […]

After Patricia was accused by the university of illegally downloading music for the second time, she was called in for a disciplinary meeting. The first-year theater student, who declined to give her last name because she fears being named in a lawsuit, said university officials told her that during the time she was in the […]

Expansion on the Los Angeles subway line is closer to becoming a reality, which could offer students easier access to the Santa Monica beaches but also may not run along a route that is most useful for Westside residents. The plan would extend the subway, known as the Red Line, along Wilshire Boulevard and Western […]

Business professionals, students and professors gathered at the Anderson School of Management on Thursday and Friday to discuss the expanding economic relationship between the United States and China. The annual Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference was hosted for the first time by the Anderson School in conjunction with the Greater China Business Association, […]