Author Archives: Mai Hong

Stephen Le said when he started the Tango Club three years ago at UCLA, there was little response among students, causing the club to die down. But thanks to a stream of dance movies including “Take the Lead” the club had a lively revival in 2006. The club now partakes in tango competitions and hosted […]

Students gathered in Meyerhoff Park Wednesday to rally in support of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which is to be reintroduced in Congress next week. The act, commonly referred to as the DREAM Act, was first brought to Congress four years ago and would allow students who were brought into the […]

Tears flowed from the eyes of both Turkish and Armenian audience members at a crowded commemoration held at UCLA Sunday afternoon to remember the death of journalist Hrant Dink. Dink, the editor in chief of Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, was murdered in front of his office on Jan. 19 by teenager Ogun Samsast. Samsast’s motives for […]

A month after his death, journalist Hrant Dink will be commemorated Sunday afternoon in Dodd Hall in a program called “Hrant Dink: His Legacy and His Challenge ““ A Tribute.” Dink, founder and editor in chief of Agos, a Turkish-Armenian newspaper published in Turkey, was murdered by teenager Ogun Samsast in front of the Agos […]

The UCLA branch of Students for a Democratic Society held a demonstration in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Thursday afternoon to protest the war in Iraq. More than two dozen participants were asked to spontaneously drop dead around noon and lay down with signs that said “U.S. Out Of Iraq” taped to their chests. The […]

Arthur Lechtholz-Zey said he assumed his club would have to dig deep into its pockets to fund a debate on immigration that was planned for Tuesday night, but the UCLA Events Office and the Center for Student Programming tacked on a much larger bill than Lechtholz-Zey had expected. Lechtholz-Zey, the chief executive officer of L.O.G.I.C., […]

Marivell Caba has never been personally attacked because of her sexual orientation. But the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs commissioner, who considers herself an ally to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, said what happens to one person, happens to everyone. Caba, along with other student speakers, was featured as part of Tuesday’s […]