Author Archives: Mai Hong

Cassandra Williams and Abd al-Hayy Weinman call each other “brother” and “sister” with familial tones ““ though they had never met before Wednesday night and differ in ethnic backgrounds. But they do have one thing in common: they are both converts to Islam, and as followers of Allah, they say they are all family. Weinman, […]

Reynaldo Macías has seen UCLA through the eyes of a student, an educator and publication editor. Now, Macías will see UCLA through the eyes of the dean of social sciences. Macías is replacing Scott Waugh, who was appointed acting executive vice chancellor and provost of UCLA. Macías will only fill in as acting dean for […]

In an article published last month, the New York Times reported that university officials from across the country are concerned about their schools’ national academic rankings and have actively implemented policies in order to improve their rankings. But UCLA officials have said they do not take the rankings into consideration because some criteria used to […]

In an event called the “Rainbow Dialogues” held by the undergraduate student government and the Queer Alliance on Tuesday, more than 20 students were infected with HIV ““ at least figuratively. After participating in an icebreaker which left most of the participants “infected,” students were able to see how quickly a sexually transmitted infection can […]

Students looking to get their foot in the door of city politics may be in luck, as this coming spring, second-year graduate students from UCLA’s School of Public Affairs will be able to apply to a yearlong fellowship in the mayor’s office. The fellowship begins in the summer of 2007 and will last till their […]

Delta Lambda Phi National Social Fraternity is just like any other collegiate fraternity. They rush. They pledge. They even promise an eternal bond of brotherhood. But DLP is different in that their 2,000 members mainly identify themselves as gays, bisexuals or progressives ““ a roster that is relatively unheard of in the fraternity community. The […]

Peals of laughter burst from Room 6275 in Bunche Hall on Thursday afternoon. “What gives a kid the political courage to say that?” bellowed guest speaker Tariq Ali after narrating a story about a rigged election in which a boy refused to play his bugle for the newly elected president and told the general in […]