Black Sunday, a block party hosted by campus fraternities, used to welcome UCLA students back to school on the first Sunday of fall quarter. Last October, UCLA fraternities lost the privilege of holding Black Sunday when the Interfraternity Council, which governs the 20 national and international fraternities on campus, suspended the event. Black Sunday will […]
Author Archives: Sharifah Williams
Summer terms force time budgeting
Forced to complete a full course of material within a shortened time length, professors, as well as students, must find ways to work with summer sessions’ fast pace. Professors who teach during both the regular academic year and summer sessions adapt and plan their classes around a condensed summer schedule. Some classes meet more often […]
Online exclusive: Construction builds on campus
If there is one constant presence on campus, it’s construction. With changes being made to buildings and structures across the university at all times, student complaints involving construction are inevitable. “Construction impacts everyone at UCLA,” said Tom LaVanne, director for campus construction management services at Capital Programs, the main source of campus construction planning and […]
Student pays for education with work, financial aid
Having the financial means to get through college may not be an issue for some students, but for Edna Cordova, getting to graduation meant finding the money for school. Cordova spent her five years at UCLA working two jobs and accepting financial aid offers. At the same time, she attended classes to fulfill her double […]
Activist author addresses “˜Dam/age’ at Royce
Tuesday night a throng of students and members of the community lined up in front of Royce Hall long before its doors were set to open that evening. All were gathered with the same desire to watch the screening of “Dam/age” and to hear from the central figure of the documentary, Arundhati Roy. The documentary […]
Dual fires thwart food production
The Los Angeles Fire Department made several visits to UCLA Friday when small fires occurred in two of the campus eateries throughout the day. An electrical fire occurred in the North Campus Student Center early Friday morning, halting food production while measures were taken to get the center back in business. The fire was discovered […]
Street project causes delays
Students commuting through Santa Monica Boulevard may notice a change of scenery on their drive to school in the next few months. The Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway Project is underway, and its construction will affect drivers, businesses and residents alike. Construction began in March of this year and is scheduled to end by late […]