Author Archives: Rogelio Morales

Elvira Cortez, a fourth-year political science student, sat helplessly in front of her computer. For 30 minutes, she vainly tried to access her MyUCLA Web site, but to no avail. Unknown to her, the culprit, which infected over 187,000 hosts worldwide last week, had reached UCLA. The MS Blaster worm and SoBig.F virus raised concerns […]

For many incoming students, life at UCLA will represent myriad concerns, problems, opportunities and rewards. Therefore, many students may want to take steps to release stress and to ensure optimal performance at UCLA, in and out of the classroom. Incoming students should remember that they are “walking into a very competitive environment,” said Michele Pearson, […]

Remember the wonder, enchantment and awe that filled your mind when you saw your first magic trick? Rabbi Mychal Rosenbaum and world-famous Magic Castle member Joseph Tran instructed and entertained such a group of “˜spellbound’ students at the Hillel Center Tuesday night. The event was presented through the cooperation of the UCLA Jewish Student Union, […]

From the California power crisis to the rising state budget, those supporting the effort to recall Gov. Gray Davis insist that a change in the state’s leadership is essential to correct the state’s stagnant economy and societal ills. The recall effort is a post-election attempt to hold another election, asking California voters whether Davis should […]

Sincere negotiation, respect and cooperation must prevail in order for there to be peace in the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said speakers at the United 4 Freedom panel held last Thursday. The forum was part of Israel Independence Week presented by Bruins for Israel and was held in Young Hall. The forum featured speakers who presented […]