Author Archives: Narges Zohoury

Black History Month is a time to recognize prominent figures in black history and acknowledge the contributions black culture has made to American society as a whole. “The month is meant for everyone to broaden their horizons and understand that there is more to being black than slavery,” said Surafel Tsega, a second-year physiological science […]

A small television screen on Bruin Walk showing clips of media programs featuring Palestinian children being trained for warfare has faced opposition from several students. The presentation occurred during Islamic Awareness Week. The student group, Bruins For Israel, organized the presentation promoting a screening of a similar documentary slated to be shown Monday. Their method […]

Six thousand miles away in China, the fifth day of the new lunar year is celebrated today to bring prosperity to the family. But for many UCLA students in the Chinese community, this fifth day brings not much more than what is expected in their routine campus lives. Though students make an effort to keep […]

The year of the monkey ““ which represents vitality and activity ““ begins today, bringing with it firecrackers, lion dancers, red envelopes of money, traditional food and family time to UCLA’s Chinese community. Today marks the beginning of the year 4701 according to the lunisolar Chinese calendar. This calendar uses both the lunar cycle and […]

The large lecture classroom in Haines Hall was filled to capacity with more than 300 students taking the popular general education classics course ““ Classics 20, Discovering the Romans. As Professor Andrew Dyck stood in front of a full lecture hall Tuesday afternoon, students listened attentively and took notes on Roman life and culture. To […]

Members of the United Auto Workers union, which represents teaching assistants, readers and tutors on the eight undergraduate University of California campuses, ratified an agreement with the UC on Saturday. According to a statement on Saturday, the contracts were finalized with an overwhelming number of union members supporting their conditions. The vote was 1,682 to […]

This 73-year-old woman has spent the better half of her life fighting for better labor conditions and justice for underrepresented workers. She has stood alongside activists such as Rev. Jesse Jackson and César Chávez, and has been arrested on more than 20 accounts as a result of union activities. Dolores Huerta, the activist who not […]