Author Archives: Shaun Bishop

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which sparked a boycott of Taco Bell that eventually led to the eatery’s removal from UCLA, reached an agreement Tuesday with the fast food giant to end its four-year boycott in exchange for improvements to worker wages and working conditions. Under the agreement, coming about four months after the eatery […]

A day after a major water pipe ruptured near UCLA, the campus and much of West Los Angeles were still without drinkable tap water, but campus officials said most daily operations were otherwise unaffected by the event. About 25,000 L.A. residents, including all of Westwood and the UCLA campus, lost water pressure Wednesday afternoon as […]

A major water main near the UCLA campus sprung a leak Wednesday afternoon, leaving thousands on campus and across the West Side without water for several hours and rendering tap water undrinkable for at least 48 hours. The 36-inch pipe, located north of campus near Lower Stone Canyon Reservoir, developed a leaky valve at about […]

Judging from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s preliminary budget, he seems to be sticking to an agreement he made with the University of California last year. But fulfillment of that compact is still months away, if the governor is able to keep the agreement at all. The compact, made in May last year, outlined an agreement between […]

As students trickle into Room 11 at Corinne A. Seeds University Elementary School, their faces light up. They are starting their day at a unique school, though an unassuming onlooker might not know it. A foursome of girls sits purposefully at a table, drawing with crayons and cutting paper hearts. A group of boys run […]

Apparently, this UCLA doctor is more than just a mental illness specialist. He’s also a heartthrob. Dr. Arif “Reef” Karim, a psychiatrist at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, was named “sexiest shrink” this week by People magazine in the publication’s annual “Sexiest Men Alive” feature. Better known as “Dr. Reef” to his patients, Karim said he was […]

It was the most popular restaurant on campus when it closed for renovations over the summer, but Panda Express has yet to make a dime this school year. The Chinese food eatery has been closed since the beginning of the academic year, presumably forfeiting thousands of dollars in profit from students longing to satisfy their […]