Author Archives: Sharifah Williams

International Women’s Day took an anti-war turn at the fourth Global Women’s Strike on Saturday. Hundreds of women, children and men crowded in front of the Federal Building in Westwood to rally against the war and an expanding military budget. “Millions all over the world are now speaking up, and I think eventually the government […]

All over campus, UCLA students and staff have been hearing the pitter-patter of little feet. But the source has a long tail and beady eyes, not diapers and pink cheeks. Rats have been popping up in Dodd, Haines and Kinsey halls, leaving refuse and messes in the workspaces of campus faculty, staff and students. “It’s […]

Every day, students sulk out of their general education classes, muttering curses about their professor giving them too much work. With last fall’s unit increase for GE courses, professors have had to make an equal increase in workload if it isn’t already at the level required for a five unit course. “The … general education […]

Eminem blasted in the hallway outside the multipurpose room of the Veteran’s Association Hospital. The room wasn’t full of dancing teenagers. They were replaced by elderly veterans. The dance Thursday night was a Valentine’s Day celebration for veterans from the hospital and a chance for UCLA’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps to implement the national […]

If you were screaming at the computer because you couldn’t log onto Bruin OnLine Web mail two weekends ago, you weren’t alone. A Web mail failure recently resulted in the loss of massive amounts of e-mail. Communication Technology Services was forced to take immediate preventative measures. CTS deals with UCLA’s telephone and data components, including […]

In a place as bustling as UCLA, students and residents may think any business in the nearby area is bound to succeed. But in the case of Modernbook and many other stores forced to close recently, a success story was not in the cards. This trend of retail stores closing has been attributed by some […]

Waking up in a puddle of drool and realizing that your class ended an hour ago may be a hint that you didn’t get the classes you wanted this quarter. UCLA students dropping classes this week, unhappy with what they signed up for, may wonder how the list of courses they had to choose from […]