Author Archives: Neha Jaganathan

While the actual UCLA transfer application is relatively straightforward, the more difficult aspect of being a transfer student comes after acceptance. Integration into the UCLA community is not easy for every student.

When Carlos Manuel Haro stepped into the Rieber dining hall in 1965 and noticed that he was the only minority student, he was motivated to join a newly born cultural and academic movement which now puts UCLA in the position to be the third university in the country to offer master’s and doctorate programs in Chicana and Chicano studies.

Sen. Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States after defeating Republican candidate Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night.

LAS VEGAS “”mdash; When Claire Martin, Liana Dillaway, and Danielle Barnes crammed into a bed barely suited for two in a small Vegas motel, only to wake up at 7 a.m. on Saturday, it wasn’t to get a head start at the casinos.

Students and other members of the UCLA community constitute a large portion of the customers in Westwood Village, but business owners differ on how their importance to them has changed over the years

Often spoken about in terms of their attire and seen standing in the background during speeches, potential first wives Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama have impacted the election both as public symbols and as extensions of their husbands’ campaigns.

“The Sprint,” an online blog about the 2008 election and the most recent creation of the UCLA Newsroom, is exclusively written by several noted UCLA faculty members and graduate students.