Author Archives: Lindsey Morgan

Voter registration forms sitting on tables or clutched in the hands of club representatives have become a common sight to students traveling up and down Bruin Walk and represent a cooperative effort from several student groups to get students to register to vote in the Nov. 2 general election. Believing the outcome of the upcoming […]

Recent fee hikes at UCLA ““ a university proud to enroll a record number of financially needy students ““ have hit many students in a tender spot. Total resident undergraduate student fees have risen to an unprecedented $6,585 this year according to the Registrar’s Office, forced upward by a $700 raise in the educational fee […]

The fantasy of living in the White House, the dream of many a presidential hopeful, isn’t likely to become a reality anytime soon for foreign-born citizens. From college campuses to Congress, many people have made efforts to amend the Constitution and allow foreign-born citizens to run for president, but the road to amendment has proven […]

Foreign policy and homeland security was at the forefront in the face-off between incumbent President Bush and his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Thursday night in the first of a series of three presidential debates. Viewers were able to get an idea of the differences in the candidates’ attitudes towards foreign policy in a […]

Four years of watching the growth of campus-based clubs, programs and courses aimed at the gay community draw to a close this quarter, as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Bruins graduate and head into the real world. Among them is Mark Lawsiripaiboon, a graduating Asian American studies student who will be going on to the […]

The honking didn’t stop. For two hours on Saturday morning, drivers passing by the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard had the opportunity to witness a protest for gay marriage, an event entirely initiated by high school students. Several passing cars honked their horns in support of the signs displayed by the 125 students and teachers […]

Most high school students aren’t old enough to vote in support of their ideas and standpoints on current political issues. But that doesn’t negate the fact that they have opinions on current events as a same-sex marriage rally this weekend, organized entirely by high school students, will illustrate. The rally will take place in front […]