Author Archives: Shauntel Lowe

The van wasn’t rocking and the windows weren’t steamed, but its location in an empty corner of the parking lot and a haphazardly positioned blue sheet in a large side window alerted UCPD Officer Dan Jermansen that there might be some people inside the van who, as he called it, “needed some privacy.” Officer Tom […]

With their perfected 8-claps, UCLA football jerseys, and blue and gold accessories, the thousands of participants in the I’m Going to College event on Saturday could almost pass for current UCLA students. But their shirts, with names like E. Neal Roberts Elementary School and West Valley Eagles gave them away as aspiring Bruins instead of […]

Federal restrictions which prevent males who have had sex with other males from donating blood has elicited claims of discrimination from members of the gay community during this key period of on-campus blood drives. The first few weeks of each quarter are prime blood drive times because most students are not busy with midterms or […]

Vivian Chung’s faint British accent tells a story her appearance does not relay. Despite the typical Southern California fall attire she wears ““ tinted Chanel sunglasses, black flip-flops, black tank top and jeans ““ the Chinese second-year grew up in a different culture than that of Los Angeles. Just more than a year ago, Chung, […]

On the cathedral tours given by Professor John Dagenais, there is no walking ““ only flying. Participants flew over surrounding rooftops and right up to a likeness of Jesus sculpted into a wall near the high ceilings on a virtual tour of the Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, guided by Dagenais on […]

As April is Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month, more attention is being drawn to the prevention and treatment of STDs. An estimated 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occur each year, with almost half of them among people ages 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. […]

As the small clouds of white gas pouring out of the bowl grew, so did the crowd surrounding the demonstration table. Fourth-year chemical engineering student Stephen Sass eyed the crowd from behind the table as he emptied the silver ladle full of liquid nitrogen into the bowl, creating larger white clouds and bringing the mixture […]