Author Archives: Shaudee Navid

When Haig Hovsepian stepped into the shoes of the external vice president of the graduate student government Wednesday, he didn’t know that another leadership position he already filled would cause any conflicts. Hovsepian is currently both the EVP of the Graduate Student Association and the vice chairman of the Communications Board, which oversees all of […]

Over 2,000 participants, including UCLA students, community members and parents, put their lives and studying on hold this weekend, to dedicate their time to a 26-hour dance party to raise funds and awareness for pediatric AIDS. The funds will help the more than 2,000 children worldwide forced to suspend their adolescence as they become infected […]

Though the newly renovated Student Activities Center held its grand opening celebration just last week, many of the offices remain empty. Room B-11, home to the up-and-coming Graduate Student Resource Center, is one of the vacant offices. The Graduate Student Resource Center, funded by the Graduate Student Association, was scheduled to open in the fall […]

For Santa Monica High School students, nerves are at a high as finals week approaches. Jose Vasquez, a site coordinator for a UCLA outreach program, soon relieves their worries as he stands in the middle of the classroom assuring students that he and his colleagues are here to help them get the grades they need […]

Some courses may be cancelled during 10th week ““ only days before finals begin ““ as teaching assistants participate in a second strike against the university this quarter due to alleged continuing unfair labor practices. The strike, organized by the United Auto Workers, which represents over 11,000 teaching assistants, readers and tutors at the eight […]

Wednesday night the UCLA Student Workers Front held a forum to educate students regarding the SB60 bill. The bill, commonly referred to as the driver’s license bill, was signed over the summer by former Gov. Gray Davis but is currently being criticized by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Once SB60 goes into affect, it will allow all […]

Coming from an area where few students attend four-year universities, David Luna strived for higher education. In high school, a student one year older than Luna made a lasting impression on him by attending Harvard University. The following year, Luna entered UCLA as an engineering student. He attributes his achievement in part to outreach programs from […]