Author Archives: Narges Zohoury

On a scale of one to 10, making class evaluations available to students ranks relatively low in the consciousness of many members of the UCLA community. As a part of their academic routine, students fill out class and professor evaluations at the end of each quarter, but most are unaware that the results of these […]

As the clock strikes 5 p.m. and three minutes of music begin to play, the sun is setting, the sky is orange and many students are ending their day on campus. Martin Bonadeo marks this end by letting the wind speak to the campus. The foreign scholar sits in a small room in the basement […]

A court ruling in a rape trial halfway across the world outraged many Americans nearly six years ago when it put blame on a victim for wearing tight jeans. Today, one does not have to look very far to see the same tactics of questioning the plaintiff’s character being used in rape trials. Though the […]

Polling locations differ from election to election depending on the number of individuals registered and space volunteered by outside groups. These variations have caused some confusion among students as to where they are expected to vote in Tuesday’s election. In last year’s gubernatorial recall election, Los Angeles county had 1,800 polling places, compared to this […]

As election day draws near, the presidential decision will not be the only one that needs to be made. The California ballot will contain 16 propositions ranging from funding for mental health patients to stem cell research laws. Though the ballot initiatives can at times take the backseat to the presidential race, the undergraduate student […]

Flags propped up on the Bruin Plaza stage and information tables scattered around the plaza mark the fourth annual South Asian Heritage Week, organized by a group of more than 15 UCLA student organizations with South Asian ties. “The week is designed to create a sense of community as well as bring in the rest […]

A group of more than 40 students gathered on Thursday along with representatives from the undergraduate student government and the UCLA College to discuss a possible reconsideration of the expected cumulative progress requirement. The requirement was put in place in 2001 and is designed to keep students at full-time status, or taking 45 units per […]