Author Archives: Jennifer Mishory

Members of the evangelical Christian group Open Air Outreach were physically attacked twice in as many days this week while preaching their beliefs on campus. The preachers specifically target college campuses, according to the group’s Web site. On Monday and Tuesday, they were carrying large signs in line with their religious beliefs that told a […]

Anyone in the vicinity of the North Village of Westwood on Saturday would likely have heard the noise from the rowdy crowds out celebrating. As a senior, I was particularly inclined to get out and join the sporadic 8-claps and incessant cheering that filled the night after witnessing UCLA beat USC in football for the […]

As I crowded in among the dozens of cameras and reporters at a press conference that preceded Friday’s protest against UCPD’s repeated use of a Taser on a student in Powell Library, I found that one of the more fascinating aspects of the media frenzy was not just the story itself, but the direction in […]

Well over 100 students gathered on campus Wednesday to see Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard Law professor well known for his strong support of Israel and work on the defense teams of several famous clients. Dershowitz spoke on campus Wednesday about world condemnation of human rights violations perpetrated by Israel, saying that such “obsessive” focus on […]

Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who has gained notoriety for both his work on several high-profile criminal defense cases such as the O.J. Simpson and Mike Tyson trials and his vocal support of Israel, will be speaking on campus today. The topic, which Dershowitz calls “How the World’s Obsessive Focus on Israel’s Imperfections Takes Attention […]

For the first time since 1994, Democrats gained the majority in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, but as of 12:30 a.m. today, the balance in the Senate remains uncertain. As of press time, the races in Virginia between Republican incumbent George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb, and in Missouri between Republican incumbent Conrad Burns […]

Many Westwood residents awoke to the smell of smoke Monday morning when an old fraternity house caught fire. The fire was at 611 Gayley Ave., an uninhabited building owned by the Zeta Psi fraternity. No injuries were reported. “The Los Angeles city arson investigators determined it was probably set by warming or cooking fire by […]