About 200 protesters circled Wilshire Boulevard in front of the French consulate Saturday to protest French President Jacques Chirac’s support of a proposal banning religious headscarves and other religious symbols from France’s state schools. The two-and-a-half hour afternoon protest featured speakers and was attended mostly by students from surrounding high schools, colleges and universities. Nearly […]
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Hundreds gather at Schoenberg to remember Edward Said
In a night filled with moving poetry, eclectic music and poignant remembrances, an audience of some 600 gathered to remember the life of Edward Said, a renowned and controversial intellectual, last Saturday at Schoenberg Hall. Hosted by the United Arab Society, the event was also organized by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and supported by many […]
UCLA pays tribute to controversial intellectual
In keeping with worldwide tribute to an important intellectual, memorial services for Edward W. Said, a prolific yet controversial writer and supporter of the Palestinian movement, will be held at UCLA on Saturday. The event, sponsored by the United Arab Society of UCLA and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, will reflect on the life and legacy of […]
Ralphs picketers move to other stores
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union decided on Friday to remove picketers from staging protests in front of Southern California Ralphs stores ““ including the location in Westwood ““ and redeploy them at Vons and Albertsons supermarkets instead. Union officials said they intend to reward those who have honored the picket lines by removing […]
A closer look: Ralphs worker fights to overcome life’s hardships
While attending the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, Norma Castro aspired to be a successful journalist in Mexico. But while working as a student journalist, Castro said she began to realize the limited economic opportunity in her home country. It’s very hard to earn a decent living in Mexico, she said. Castro, a 39-year-old […]
Strike steers alum to create Bruin carpool
Karl Lau loves UCLA and he wants to help fellow Bruins get to school. In the midst of the Metropolitan Transit Authority strike, which has affected an estimated 500,000 commuters and up to one-fifth of UCLA students, some students have begun to look for alternative transportation options. In response to the transportation crunch, Lau, a […]
Strikers face uncertain futures
Under the hot sun, Phillip Perez, a 19-year-old temporary grocery clerk, roams the Westwood Ralphs parking lot looking for abandoned grocery carts. Wearing his personal attire under a bright orange safety vest, Perez comments about the uncertainty of his future at the supermarket. “A friend told me about job openings at Ralphs. But since I […]