The Muslim Student Association continues its “Real War on Terrorism” program series this week, seeking to expose the injustices of efforts to curb terrorism on the global level. The events will conclude Wednesday with a lecture about Palestinians titled “Humanizing the Forgotten People,” by Manzar Foroohar, a history professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. […]
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Fraternity celebrates anniversary
Members of UCLA’s first historically black fraternity gathered with 30 other students Wednesday night to participate in a tantric yoga workshop, one of several events being held this week to celebrate the group’s eightieth anniversary. Kappa Alpha Psi, founded on campus in 1923, boasts a proud list of alumni including figures such as Arthur Ashe, […]
Off the Beaten Path
For the fourth year in a row, UCLA’s chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers has designed and built a race car to compete in the Mini Baja West competition. The team’s race car will be entered against 108 other cars in the regional annual engineering design and performance competition sponsored by SAE. The car […]
SAE, Chi Omega offer Easter fun to underprivileged kids
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Chi Omega teamed up together on Thursday to plan an evening of Easter-themed festivities for the children of the East Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club. The two Greek groups prepared a variety of activities and workshops with the dual purpose of giving underprivileged children the opportunity to have fun away […]
E-Week showcases engineering talent
All week long, engineers from different organizations all over campus will be celebrating Engineers’ Week. Coordinated by the Engineering Society of the University of California, the weeklong celebration will include events held in the Court of Sciences showcasing projects student and faculty engineers have been working on throughout the year. “Our goal is to raise […]
Director’s contribution to Chicano movement honored
Director and playwright Luis Valdez was honored with the UCLA Cesar E. Chavez Spirit Award for 2003 on Wednesday evening. An accomplished contributor to the Chicana/o movement, Valdez was honored for his work in theater and film, which has advocated Chicana/o rights through the years. Founder of El Teatro Campesino, he is renowned for creating […]
Newest UC recruits UCLA engineering professor
Professor Thomas Harmon will be leaving UCLA this summer to become one of the founding faculty of the tenth and newest University of California campus. Of the seven other scholars from across the country selected to join the founding faculty at UC Merced, Harmon is the only professor from a UC. Currently an associate professor […]