Findings show that, for the eighth consecutive year, the number of black student admissions at UCLA and UC Berkeley has continued to decrease. Such statistics and findings will be discussed during a symposium today, titled “(E)Racing Race, Erasing Access: Politics, Policies and Practices in a Post-Prop 209 World.” Hosted by the College Access Project for […]
Author Archives: Saba Riazati
Photo exhibit revisits WWII
In the first moments after the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Kazu Suelshi remembers complete silence, until a lady across the street began to yell, “tuskete, tuskete” ““ Japanese for “help me.” Black-and-white photographs capturing lifeless charred bodies and shadow imprints of victims of the event are on display in the Kerckhoff Art Gallery […]
British expert discusses globalization issues
Tucked away at the far end of the campus in the faculty center, a group gathered to listen in on the impact of the growing interconnectedness of economic and social growth in the world. On Monday, a public lecture on the state of globalization was given by Lord Anthony Giddens, renowned author, professor and adviser […]
Southern California earns a clean environmental report card
The UCLA Institute of the Environment has concluded conditions in Southern California’s water quality and supply, marine resources, and hazardous waste levels have improved, but had some recommendations on environmental sustainability in its fourth annual Southern California Environmental Report Card released Wednesday. The report provides scientific analysis that the institute hopes will provide useful feedback […]
Salsa dancing the night away
On a cold, almost rainy night during midterms, it is not common for dressed-up college students to find anything to celebrate, but a glitzy dance and salsa lessons were enough of an excuse for them to drop their books for one night. The fifth-annual Big Salsa Night attracted over 400 students, staff and alumni Monday […]
Reaching for Middle East peace
As though walking into a secret underground meeting of activists trying to make a difference in politics and ideology on the other side of the world, students slowly filled a small lecture hall above capacity Wednesday night during a town hall meeting held to discuss one organization’s steps toward conflict resolution in the Middle East. […]
Forum seeks to initiate discussion, reconciliation
In the security of the UCLA community, Palestinian and Israeli advocates will come together tonight in a forum that seeks to engage a discussion on the future of the U.S. role in Middle Eastern conflicts. OneVoice, an organization that looks to bridge the gap between Palestinians and Israelis through dialogue, plans to host a town […]