The strip clubs are striking back. In response to the Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous vote to ban lap dances, signature gatherers ““ backed by the city’s adult club industry ““ descended upon UCLA late last week, stirring discussion and debate about the increasingly contentious issue. The circulating petition asks city residents to help repeal […]
Author Archives: Rogelio Morales
Implications of recall still unknown
As the votes were tabulated, Tuesday’s recall election produced unprecedented history for the state of California. After the announcement of the successful recall of Gov. Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger winning the governorship, some are discussing the history and far-reaching implications of Tuesday’s election. With the certification of the vote tally, California’s electorate has swept […]
TAs strike in support of UAW
Supporters and members of the United Auto Workers union participated in a peaceful but lively one-day strike on Friday, protesting what the union called unfair labor practices committed by the University of California. Union members went on strike throughout the UC system ““ causing the cancellation of many course discussion sections. The strike took place […]
Recall: Huffington urges UCLA against recall
Characterizing the upcoming recall election as a “stark choice” between defeating the recall election and witnessing Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming governor, Arianna Huffington urged students and members of the UCLA community on Thursday to vote against the recall. The rally took place at the Ackerman Grand Ballroom where about 300 people congregated to hear the recall […]
Huffington to speak on campus
After bowing out of the California recall race, Arianna Huffington will meet with UCLA students today to discuss the Oct. 7 recall election, Proposition 54 and state campaign finance reform. Huffington, who was the only woman among the five leading candidates and who had a raucous series of exchanges with Republican front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger during […]
California recall: Bruins react to debate on crucial state issues
On Wednesday night, UCLA students, along with the state and country, witnessed the top five front-runners of the upcoming recall election discuss, debate and attack each other on important issues facing the state. From the economy to health care for undocumented workers’ children, UCLA students watched to see Arnold Schwarzenegger debate with the other candidates […]
Recall: Recall prompts interest, awareness and action in students
In the Rose Bowl parking lot, a group of students was enjoying a tailgating party and waiting for the UCLA football game against Illinois to begin. Yet their conversation wasn’t about the Bruins’ running game or about facing the rival Trojans later in the season. It was about politics. “So who are you guys voting […]