Author Archives: Heather Rabkin

Hisham Mahmoud is a Ph.D. candidate at UCLA, and has studied in Egypt, Mauritania, Spain, and speaks more than four languages. He came to UCLA Tuesday evening not as a student, but as a lecturer of the program called Jesus: The Prophet of Islam, From the Miraculous Birth to His Final Return. His lecture occurred […]

Though many students may believe their classes should be worth more units than they are allotted, it may be in the best interest of students for departments not to do re-uniting. As the new quarter starts and students weigh their options, many realize that more units is not always better as it can affect whether […]

Eighteen million dollars and over two and a half years later, the Glorya Kaufman Hall is now expected to be fully completed in February. Kaufman Hall, previously named the Dance Building, will house the World Arts and Culture Department. Kaufman Hall was expected to be ready for the start of the winter quarter, and the […]

In the wake of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new budget plan, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees met Tuesday to discuss the implications it will have on their contract negotiations with the University of California. AFSCME represents UCLA medical hospital workers, dining hall and residence staff. The plan proposed a 3 percent overall […]

UCLA was sued on Monday by a former doctoral student on grounds of civil rights violations, because as a white woman, she claims she was discriminated against when she proposed a thesis topic about white women. Dori Kozloff, who was a social sciences and comparative education student at UCLA, said she “was told that white […]

Dreams did not come true this year for supporters of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, as the 108th Congress’ lame duck session prepares to end. This is a period after the official session of the congress has ended but bills can still be passed. All bills that have currently not passed […]

Bargaining rights that temporary workers had previously won during the Clinton era have been taken away, as they are no longer able to join with permanent workers to negotiate for job benefits. The change is a result of the decision announced last week in the Oakwood Care Center and N&W Agency, Inc. case. Though the […]