By the telephone booth on a dark, desolate street side, a weary man equipped with a cigarette calls a hospital, checking on the condition of his ill wife. He leaves her a message: He’ll be back soon. Inside a seedy motel overhead, sitting on the bedside with a head of electric blue hair, his night’s […]
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Editorial: USAC must not limit press, student access to divestment meeting
The focal point of the undergraduate student government’s Nov. 18 meeting in Ackerman Grand Ballroom is a resolution which calls for the University of California to divest from certain companies that some students say profit from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. And while the fate of the resolution will be ultimately […]
The pLAces you’ll go: The Museum of Jurassic Technology
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. But don’t let size steer you away from your sense of adventure and curiosity. Each week this quarter, follow columnist Maryrose […]
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity requirement’s success hinges on community
Decades of student advocacy came to fruition Friday morning when the results were finally announced after weeks of hype. The diversity requirement proposal passed with a 332-303 vote. If the proposal passes through the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the Committee of Rules and Jurisdiction, first-year students will need to take a course with a […]
Movie Review: ‘Big Hero 6’
With each successive project, Walt Disney Animation Studios advances ahead of its cartoon-pioneering roots. Sure, Walt Disney’s legacy and imagination will never die, but a project such as “Big Hero 6” spurs ahead what the master created in his lifetime. That’s because “Big Hero 6” is a dazzling showcase of what Disney can do in […]
Miles to Go: Balancing midterms, training to stay in the running
Editor’s Note: Over the next 20 weeks, assistant news editor Katie Shepherd will be training for the Asics L.A. Marathon and writing a weekly column chronicling her experiences along the way. She’ll be reporting on the science and health aspects of endurance training as well as featuring students and L.A. residents who are taking on […]
The pLAces you’ll go: Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. But don’t let size steer you away from your sense of adventure and curiosity. Each week this quarter, follow columnist Maryrose […]