Science&Health: Abuse of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise

The phrase “popping pills” has become more frequently used in conversation among college-aged students in recent times. Other terms such as overdose and abuse have also become more integrated into the daily vocabulary. Addition of these terms to daily speech is one indication, among other information gathered from research and surveys, that reveals the increasing […]

Center offers writing tools for grad students

Graduate students looking for help with their writing ““ whether it’s a dissertation or a research-grant proposal ““ can find it at the UCLA Graduate Student Writing Center. Created in response to requests from graduate students for better writing resources, the center offers one-on-one writing help as well as other writing workshops. Mac Marston, Graduate […]

Creating a sense of community

Stepping into the main lounge of the co-operative housing association in Westwood, one can expect to hear snippets of conversation in foreign languages and see signs advertising anything from free guitar lessons to the benefits of recycling. A popular option for foreign exchange students, the co-operative housing association, commonly referred to as the “co-op,” is […]

A Closer Look: Battle over civil rights issues still waging

As the country took Monday to remember the life of Martin Luther King Jr., students continue to draw upon the broader issues of the Civil Rights Movement in their activism on campus. King’s fight to create equal rights for all American citizens in the 1950s and 1960s is in the past, but students say they […]