A bomb scare interrupted morning routines at the UCLA Medical Plaza shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, but investigations yielded evidence of marijuana rather than explosives. An announcement on the PA system instructed people inside the 100, 200 and 300 buildings of the medical plaza to evacuate immediately after instructions given by the building manager, according […]
Author Archives: Mari Nicholson
Students turn to unconventional ways of earning money
Ejaculating, popping pills for extra cash ““ in times of financial strain, some students will do just about anything to make ends meet. In need of money, Bruins and students at other universities sometimes resort to quirky jobs and drastic measures. “I always need spending cash. I have enough to live off of, but not […]
Study reveals Latinos face large educational deficits
As California’s Latino population steadily rises, the group’s educational attainment and opportunities stagnate, according to a study released by the Chicano Studies Research Center. But within this large population, more than half of its adults lack even a high school diploma. “This is five times higher than the non-Latino white population,” said Chon Noriega, director […]
Sex education
In some English classes, students read Shakespeare and explicate poetry, but one seminar takes self-motivated students to unchartered territory where in-class sexual analysis is part of their participation grades. In the typical gloom of winter quarter, there are university-accepted “smutty” options out there, namely an English 189 seminar titled “Pornography and the Politics of Sexual […]