Author Archives: Robert Faturechi

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Aidan Delgado, unaware of the day’s events, enlisted in the Army Reserve. He had hoped for a change of scenery and expected nothing more than a two-day-a-month commitment. “They said, “˜You should come see what happened on the television,’” Delgado said. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 changed […]

Justin Fong, like many, was in the comfort of his own home watching the news when he first heard about the widespread devastation caused by the Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake and resultant tsunami in South Asia that left at least 221,000 dead and thousands more displaced. But unlike most people, the UCLA alumnus, currently residing […]

Eli Broad is not your average billionaire. Unlike many of the world’s economic elite, Broad has a penchant for giving his money away. And this fall, UCLA art students will reap the benefits. After a $23.2 million donation from Broad and his wife, Edythe, that started two years of refurbishing at Dickson Hall ““ UCLA’s […]

A recent study found that nearly half of all college students believe that professors are infusing course curricula with their own political beliefs. Nearly one-third of the students attending some of the nation’s top colleges and universities, including UCLA, reported that they had to agree with the political views of some professors in order to […]

Mher Alaverdyan is hiding an eager grin with his clenched fist as he watches two actors reading lines from his screenplay, vying for his approval and auditioning for roles in his directorial debut. As he anxiously mouths each and every line, completely in sync with the auditioning actors, it becomes quite apparent that the second-year […]

The formation of the stem cell research oversight commission mandated by the passage of Proposition 71 began last week as the University of California made six appointments to the Independent Citizens Oversight Commission. Five of these appointments were made Wednesday, including the dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Gerald S. Levey. […]

Young voters, ranging from ages 18 to 29, boasted a 51.6 percent turnout rate on Tuesday ““ a 9.3 percent increase over the 2000 presidential election, according to Los Angeles Times exit polls. The proportion of youth voters compared to the electorate as a whole remained at the 2000 level of 17 percent, a notable […]