Those committed enough to attend their Friday classes were greeted in Bruin Plaza by signs and speakers protesting Proposition 8, a measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California.
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UCLA student murdered
A UCLA student was found dead Monday morning in his family’s home in Porter Ranch, Calif.
Red Cross to prepare UCLA community
In an effort to increase student awareness and involvement in disaster response both on campus and elsewhere, the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles and the American Red Cross at UCLA will be hosting an information and recruitment fair in Bruin Plaza today.
Future of Undie Run may be on the line
The short-lived but tremendously popular UCLA tradition known as Undie Run will no longer be allowed to continue the way it has in years past, school officials said Tuesday.
File-sharers subject to severe penalties
“When I opened the e-mail and it said RIAA, my heart dropped. I was like, “˜What the … is this?'” said the third-year anthropology student, who asked that her name be withheld to protect her anonymity with the RIAA.
Teachers join union in march
Chants of “No peace, no contract” could be heard echoing throughout De Neve Plaza and all over the Hill on Thursday as members of the California Teachers Association joined UC workers and others from their labor union to picket in support of higher wages and better working conditions for UC workers.
Westwood barber dies
Larry Oakley, owner and operator of Oakley’s Barber Shop on Gayley Avenue, died of a staph infection June 25 after nine weeks in the intensive care unit at Friedman Hospital. He was just more than two months shy of his 80th birthday.