Assailants wielding a semi-automatic hand gun allegedly held up two student-athletes in their Saxon suite early Sunday, stealing thousands of dollars worth of their property before driving away. Saxon K-14 was the campus home of four athletes, including freshman Matthew Bruno, the top high school sprinter in California last year. The three suspects who stormed […]
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UCLA experts say security can still improve
Legislation calling for the largest government reorganization since World War II is a positive development, but much improvement is needed before the United States can combat terrorism as effectively as possible, two of UCLA’s top national security experts said. Both houses of Congress voted decisively last week to establish a Homeland Security Department, which will […]
GOP retains House control
Nearly as devastating for Democrats as the “Republican Revolution” midterms of 1994, Tuesday’s elections brought good news for conservative voters nationwide, as the GOP retained control of the House of Representatives and regained control of the Senate. In addition, Republicans won key races for open governor seats. Each party held 23 governor seats as of […]
Elections 2002: Bipartisan Congress gives anti-war voters little choice
Students who oppose war and plan to vote next week in the congressional district that includes UCLA have two choices ““ vote for a Democrat who helped grant President Bush the authority he sought to attack Iraq or a Republican who said he would have done the same. California’s 29th District, which includes Westwood, Beverly […]
Kuehl promotes family leave bill at UCLA
State Sen. Shelia Kuehl paid a visit to the UCLA labor center Wednesday to reiterate her pride in a bill she authored that provides paid time off for workers who care for a new child or a sick family member. The paid family leave bill, Senate Bill 1661, was signed by Gov. Gray Davis in […]
Committee looks at Title IX results
Nine state assembly members came to UCLA Wednesday to hear testimony from athletes, doctors and academics regarding access to athletics for women of color. The assembly members are part of the Speaker Herb Wesson’s, D ““ Culver City, select committee on Title IX, which was formed to examine compliance with the federal law in California’s […]
Teaching for America
Current Teach for America corps member and UCLA alumna Jazmine Green said her experience with the program has convinced her she wants to work to address challenges children face for the rest of her life. Through the same program, Rachel Kelley, a former corps member who also graduated from UCLA, taught a class of second-graders […]