Author Archives: Noah Grand

Nearly 900 students woke up on the first day of classes to see that their entire schedule had been dropped because of a computer glitch. The registrar’s office is fixing the problem, and all of the affected students should have been re-enrolled in their classes by Monday night, said Associate Registrar Anita Cotter. “Those students […]

Affirmative action supporters have been more vocal on campus than the policy’s opponents, but they may not be as numerous as their voices would suggest. Policy-watchers, including professors and a UC regent, said obstacles like intimidation may be muffling the opposition’s case. An unscientific Daily Bruin poll indicated a majority of respondents oppose the policy, […]

Where are all the guns? As Congress investigates missing equipment and fraudulent purchases at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a new report shows the lab can’t keep track of its firearms. The Department of Energy report, released Feb. 21, described how the lab’s inventory of firearms was incomplete, though every weapon was physically accounted for. “These […]

Two years ago, Chancellor Albert Carnesale announced a new initiative called “UCLA in L.A.” to integrate the university with the surrounding community of Los Angeles. The program is now in full swing, coordinating a wide range of projects from tutoring inner-city school children to research on life in Los Angeles, with the goal of forming […]

As a wave of anti-France backlash sweeps across the nation, a small group of UCLA faculty and other protesters showed their support for France’s dovish position on military action in Iraq. They delivered a message Thursday to the French Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard, showing their support for the French government’s contention that there is no […]

Students and activists packed a mock courtroom in the UCLA School of Law Tuesday to fight for the future of affirmative acton nationwide. A group of law students filed a brief with the Supreme Court, showing their support for the University of Michigan’s admissions policies, and speakers discussed the problems that a lack of diversity […]

A group of UCLA law students will file a Supreme Court brief describing their support for affirmative action today, in response to a lawsuit over the University of Michigan’s admissions policy. The brief relies on their experiences at a law school with shrinking minority enrollment in recent years. They argue race must be considered in […]