An accord reached between Taco Bell’s parent company and a farmworker’s advocacy group which boycotted the restaurant has left open the possibility for the popular eatery’s return to campus. Though there are no concrete plans to bring back Taco Bell ““ which reached a boycott-ending agreement with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers last Tuesday ““ […]
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[A closer look] Violent art can act as social commentary
A recent controversial performance art piece performed by a student at UCLA has raised the issue of how art, violence and history interact with one another. Recently, two UCLA professors resigned, in part because they saw a delayed response by the university regarding a performance art piece depicting Russian roulette. While it is not certain […]
Fee referendum on its way to spring ballot
After months of planning, the Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors approved at a special meeting Friday a draft of the fee hike referendum that may show up in student elections in the spring. Now, the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the Graduate Student Association and the chancellor must approve the referendum draft ““ named […]
BearWear to adopt new logo
The new UCLA logo is slowly starting to show up everywhere at UCLA, from letterhead to magazines, but it could be as early as the beginning of the next school year before students will see it on merchandise. UCLA trademarks and licensing, a division of the Associated Students of UCLA, is working to make the […]
Arcades outmoded by home systems
Since their arrival, video games have always been a constant source of distraction for college students. But their transition from arcades to homes have taken a toll on arcades, including the X-Cape Arcade on Ackerman Union’s A-level. “We’ve seen a decline of 15 to 25 percent per year,” said Jerry Mann, director of Student Union […]
Local eateries take precaution
It’s still business as usual in Westwood despite measures issued Wednesday to handle a compromise in West Los Angeles’ water supply. A 36-inch pipe, located north of campus near Lower Stone Canyon Reservoir broke around 1 p.m. on Wednesday and caused 25,000 people in West Los Angeles to lose water pressure. Workers restored water pressure […]
Classmates defend student in art incident
As the investigation continues into a UCLA graduate student’s controversial performance art piece, others are speaking up to defend the student and his Nov. 29, 2004, performance. According to witness reports, graduate art student Joseph Deutch loaded what looked like a revolver, spun the chamber, held the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. […]