The UCLA Registrar’s Office released information Thursday that suggests a significant rise in the number of self-identified Latina/o and Chicana/o UCLA students on academic probation since the end of spring quarter 2003. The documents contained statistics revealing a 72 percent increase in the number of self-identified undergraduate Chicano/Mexican American students on academic probation or who […]
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March 2 Election: Faculty members vie for seat in Assembly
Westwood voters will weigh in on a myriad of issues Tuesday, one of which will be determining the Democratic primary winner for the state’s predominately liberal Assembly District 47 ““ which includes the UCLA campus. Two candidates ““ Richard Groper and Karen Bass ““ are also UCLA faculty who say they hope to serve the […]
Workers, students protest Forever 21’s labor practices
Garment workers, students and community members gathered Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica to protest clothing retailer Forever 21’s alleged unfair labor practices and urged shoppers to boycott the store popular among college students. The workers allege they are owed thousands of dollars in minimum wage and overtime pay by the retail store, and say they […]
Islamic leader, scholar builds bridges of knowledge
After a busy day that ended at 1:30 a.m., Hisham Mahmoud speaks enthusiastically about his passion: educating others about his culture. As a respected leader in the community, Mahmoud ““ a graduate student in Islamic studies at UCLA ““ is driven to fight ignorance and help educate people about Islam. “I’m just the guy they […]
A closer look: A legacy of traditions
From the past and present success of Bruin athletics to the Undie Run, UCLA students are drawn to the traditions that define university and student life. But even as traditions abound, students seem eager to add their own flair to the collection of rich and lively rituals that already exists. Take Branden Brough, a graduate […]
Tribute recalls fallen Black Panthers
Standing near the main eastern entrance of the newly remodeled Student Activities Center, a group of students gathered to pay tribute to the lives of a pair of student activists who died more than three decades ago. Gary Barnes, a fourth-year African-American studies and sociology student and a member of the African Student Union, issued […]
Holocaust course unexpectedly large
The atrocities of the Holocaust often disturb and repulse the sensibilities of most people. But if students had walked, or at least tried to walk, into Tuesday’s German 59: Holocaust in Film and Literature lecture, one would deduce the subject matter to be much more alluring. With students sitting, standing, leaning or crouching on seemingly […]