Author Archives: Vanda Suvansilpakit

The UCLA College named Patricia O’Brien, current dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of California at Riverside, as its executive dean Tuesday. The appointment will take effect July 1, 2004, after approval by the UC Board of Regents. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, who made the final selection from a […]

In the coming months, farmworkers, student activists and community members protesting Taco Bell’s buying practices will set out from Immokalee, Florida, on a cross-country tour that will end in front of the restaurant’s headquarters in Irvine, California. Protesters will be marching from East L.A. to Irvine from March 2-5. During the week, student groups on […]

Taco Bell is considering approaching the U.S. Department of Labor to review the wages and living conditions of farmworkers who produce the fast food chain’s tomatoes. The restaurant is struggling to maintain its presence on the UCLA campus as it works to comply with conditions set out by board members of the Associated Students of […]

After spending over 20 years managing restaurants on the UCLA campus, Bob Williams will now take on a new challenge as the interim executive director of the university’s largest student-run organization. A dedicated leader and self-described perfectionist, Williams has moved through the ranks of the Associated Students of UCLA, starting as a supervisor of one […]

For an average student browsing through clothes racks at the UCLA Store, selecting the best shirt design might be a more immediate concern than the working conditions in factories where the products were manufactured. Students who ignore the brand labels, however, are missing out on the extra efforts that certain companies take to ensure a […]

The Associated Students of UCLA appointed its interim executive director on Monday, ending the search that began when director Patricia Eastman announced her resignation in late September. Bob Williams, the current director of food service operations for ASUCLA, was confirmed as the interim executive director. Williams said that having spent most of his time working […]

College stores in the University of California system will support a recently launched campaign to lower the costs of textbooks for students. The campaign, led by the California Public Interest Research Group, aims to change practices of publishing companies that produce new editions of textbooks with minor revisions, resulting in a significant increase in textbook […]