Lawyers and other law professionals faced inquiry by students and prospective law school applicants in the latest UCLA Feud, “Why Law?” Based on the game show “Family Feud,” a panel consisting of various members of the legal profession were quizzed on their careers to help students determine whether law school would be the right choice […]
Author Archives: Gregor Hunter
Freshmen return eager, prepared for winter
Andrew Chang recalls his first quarter at UCLA, new to the school as a freshman and leaping into college life. He said he remembers getting lost on campus, as well as frantic attempts to cram his schedule into what little time he had. But entering into the new year after having some time to adjust […]
Boston Globe editor to speak at Hillel
Boston Globe Editor Martin Baron plans to address students at UCLA on Friday, speaking on the future of mass media and foreign correspondence. The event is the first in a series of events hosted by the Progressive Jewish Student Association, a group that intends to improve relations between Jews and other national and religious groups. […]
UCLA receives “˜red light’ for restricting free speech
UCLA and many other college campuses could be violating freedom of speech laws, according to a recent study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a Philadelphia-based civil liberties group. According to its findings published in December, 68 percent of universities restrict speech protected by the First Amendment. UCLA was one of the schools […]
Get Tested Week kicks off
In a week aimed at reminding the student community that HIV/AIDS is not going away, students have organized various events that will culminate in a march to Bruin Plaza on World AIDS Day this Friday. The purpose of Get Tested Week is to “beat sexually-transmitted diseases through preventative education,” according to a press release from […]
Film breaks language barriers
Swahili is not the most common language in films, but that is exactly the aspect of the movie industry that Tanzanian director Josiah Kibira wants to change. The Fowler Museum hosted his film “Tusamehe” on Saturday, which was intended to promote Swahili filmmaking and to introduce the new UCLA Travel Study program to Tanzania. Swahili, […]
Film captures Vietnam-Israel connection
Students of Israeli and Vietnamese origin found an unexpected connection on Friday, as the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies joined at the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies to watch a documentary that recounted the true story of Vietnamese immigrants to Israel. Directed by Duki Dror, the 2005 film, “The Journey of Vaan Nguyen,” […]