Author Archives: Sara Taylor

Moments before the Senate confirmed John Roberts as the next chief justice of the United States in a 78-22 vote on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the court “will embark upon a new era in its history, the Roberts era.” But just what that era will be like is still unknown. As […]

John Roberts Jr. has received so much support as the next chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court that law Professor Grant Nelson said “you can bet your life savings he’ll be confirmed.” Though it is unlikely that many in the UCLA community will gamble on Roberts’ appointment, professors and students alike expect the Republican […]

The night of Aug. 28, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, was almost like any other Saturday night in the popular tourist destination. Throughout the evening, stores were still open, bars were selling drinks and tourists were roaming the busy streets. But second-year business economics student from UCLA Hrant Kargayan said the night was […]

In late August, Calabasas resident Alli Tucker had moved into her dorm room at Tulane University in New Orleans and was looking forward with excitement to beginning classes. But Tucker and about 70,000 other students in Louisiana were unable to begin the fall semester as they had planned after Hurricane Katrina passed through New Orleans […]

Las Cruces, NEW MEXICO “”mdash; Hundreds gathered at the UC-managed Los Alamos National Laboratory on Saturday, the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to call for nuclear disarmament. The protestors at the weapons facility where the atomic bomb was developed and tested were among thousands who gathered at sites around the world, […]

The rumor mills from Sacramento have been speculating on who will fill the empty seats on the UC Board of Regents, but the most recent appointment seems to come out of the blue. The new regent, Eddie Island, was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday. The opening on the board came last September when […]

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; On a decision that could mean an increase of over $1,000 per year for some University of California professional school students, the UC Board of Regents was stuck. The regents were presented with a proposal to raise fees for graduate students in order to generate $3.2 million for UC professional schools, but […]