Though the newly implemented Student Organization Operational Fund process for student groups has created some clarity in the process of obtaining university funds, some group leaders still have mixed feelings about the current system. While some student group leaders are content with the structural changes, others believe there are flaws. Among the most striking differences […]
Author Archives: Shaudee Navid
Celebrating Sri Lankan culture
Despite being struck by tragedy recently, with the devastation of the tsunami followed by the assassination of their foreign minister, the American-Sri Lankan community had something to celebrate Sunday night ““ their culture. Sri Lanka sits geographically thousands of miles away between the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of Bengal just off the coast […]
Students protest lecturer’s dismissal
Huey Lin, a Chinese language lecturer in the Asian Languages and Cultures department, is fighting to get her job back after being dismissed by her department for alleged unprofessional behavior. The notification of her dismissal from the department in May came as a surprise because she received high marks on her evaluations during her two […]
Old friends, new Internet
Postcards, letters, phone calls ““ even e-mail ““ are becoming things of the past for this year’s graduating class. As students complete their college careers, leaving UCLA and memories of freshman year, fraternity parties and football games behind, their friendships will be kept alive via today’s most rapidly growing communications arena ““ the Internet. Defined […]
Former Bruin recounts campus life in memoirs
“Va, fa, sa” ““ Italian for “you go, you do, you know” ““ are three words that have been inspiring 92-year-old Hugo Cipriani since his very first days as a UCLA student in 1938. A native of Bedford, Ohio, Cipriani refers to the day he decided to abruptly leave home and hitchhike to California in […]
Reformed GE lists almost complete
A movement to have all undergraduate schools at UCLA abide by a general education requirement foundation paralleling that of the UCLA College is almost complete, as the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science plans on finalizing their revisions this spring. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and the UCLA School of Arts […]
Students often paying for career experience
Most students will be able to watch “Good Morning America” from the comfort of their homes this summer, but second-year sociology student Adeline Chen will be part of the show’s team. Sitting in on producer meetings, researching stories and working closely with TV personalities such as Diane Sawyer, Chen will take part in an internship […]