Symposium to address decline in black admissions at two UCs

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]