Author Archives: Jennifer Case

The University of California reached an agreement Monday with the UC librarians’ union, leaving both sides of the negotiation table satisfied with the results. The new contract was agreed upon by the UC and the American Federation of Teachers on Nov. 17 and will be effective through Aug. 30, 2006. The contract affects more than […]

As the sun set at 4:56 p.m. on Thursday, over 100 students joined fasting Muslims in breaking their all-day fasts in Kerckhoff Grand Salon. The students participated in the Muslim Student Association’s Fast-a-thon. The event was designed to teach other students about the fasting that takes place during the month of Ramadan. Ramadan, a religious […]

Students from throughout the campus are joining Muslim students who are observing Ramadan and fast from sunrise to sunset today in an all-day Fast-a-thon, put on by the Muslim Student Association. Ramadan, a religious holiday that calls for fasting, inner reflection and religious devotion, began last week and will continue for a month. The Fast-a-thon […]

The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center will co-host an international conference with Amnesty International today through Sunday, covering the murders of over 300 women in Mexico that have been taking place for over 10 years. This weekend marks the 10th anniversary since the kidnappings and murders first took place, and they continue to occur unabated […]

Roy Horn of the magic show duo “Siegfried and Roy” was transferred Tuesday to UCLA Medical Center from University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where he received medical care after being attacked by a white tiger Oct. 3. Horn was brought to the medical center for further evaluation and treatment and is reported to be […]

Cora Ordoñez remembers trick-or-treating when she was younger ““ in the same area where she is now raising her child. Now, Ordoñez says, it is unsafe for her son to trick-or-treat in the neighborhood she grew up in. “Kids around here are in danger of joining gangs, and the streets aren’t safe anymore. I signed […]

Amid a hip-hop dance performance and a solo sung by singer and dancer Debbie Allen, an audience of parents and students watched a celebration of UCLA’s past, present and future during Sunday’s Founders Day 2003. Founders Day, an annual tradition celebrating the many accomplishments of UCLA, concluded this year’s parents’ weekend. In a presentation in […]