Author Archives: Shauntel Lowe

The university is encouraging students to dust off their bike helmets and put away the car keys for Bike to Campus Week, the culmination of more than a year of meetings, ideas and planning geared toward improving transportation for cyclists. Last year, members of the cycling community complained that UCLA wasn’t doing enough to improve […]

The debate surrounding a case being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court about banning military recruiters at universities is about more than free speech and the need for new military recruits ““ for some, it is another battle in the struggle for gay rights. The case of Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights […]

Even nerves and over 200 pairs of critical eyes couldn’t stop the UCLA Advertising and Marketing Team from winning their regional competition this week. On Monday, the UCLA Advertising and Marketing Team, also known as “Ad Team,” won the District 15 regional competition of the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition held at California […]

A survey of the most recent health reports at many of the Associated Students UCLA eateries, such as Shorty’s Subs and Wetzel’s Pretzels, shows that overall, the eateries are clean and healthy. The reports cite no major violations, and some even cite none at all, though a common violation was leaving cleaning towels on counters. […]

After becoming the first team west of the Mississippi River to win the American Mock Trial Association national championship last year, the UCLA Mock Trial team went back to Iowa and won again this year, defeating Georgia Tech in the final round. The AMTA held the 21st National Intercollegiate Championship in Des Moines, Iowa at […]

Students seeking to join a Greek organization during spring rush this week should not overlook other options in alternative houses besides the rows of fraternities and sororities on Hilgard and Gayley Avenues, say students in other Greek organizations. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council govern the 31 national and international Greek houses located just off-campus. […]

Students looking to cut calories by choosing Bruin Cafe over other dining options might be surprised by the actual calorie counts on the nutrition information chart for the cafe. Bruin Cafe opened at the beginning of this school year with three components: a Coffee Bean coffee bar, a smoothie bar and a main sandwich bar […]