Recently, a proposal has been floating among police departments to attach cameras to the lapels of police officers as they go about their patrols. And no, that’s not the pitch for a new twist on the Fox TV series “Cops.” Rather, it’s a movement that’s gained serious steam in the law enforcement world in the […]
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UCLA Muslim Student Association hosts tajweed classes
Tajweed – or the practice of breaking down the pronunciations and nuances in the Quran – is an art that upholds the true meaning of the text for Amin Quadri, a fourth-year biochemistry student. The lessons are part of the Muslim Student Association’s winter quarter campaign to direct its commitments and energies to the religion, […]
Submission: No humor in perpetuating rape culture
BY MEGAN LENT Late last month, I performed at UCLA’s first round of the Laugh Bowl, which is an annual stand-up comedy competition that culminates in a final round pitting our comedians against comics from USC. I’d never done stand-up before, but I’ve been writing for years and people occasionally say that I’m funny, so […]
USAC passes resolution calling for reevaluation of company investment
The undergraduate student government unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for UCLA and the University of California to divest from companies that invest in private prisons. The resolution states that by investing in companies that benefit from prison labor, the UC and UCLA support a private prison system composed of a disproportionate number of people […]
Out of Focus: Mexican film traverses social commentary, coming-of-age
Long, black roads of tar and gasoline, visions of Jack Kerouac, greasy-spoon diners and desolate fill-up stations. Seedy motels, hitchhikers thumbing for rides and broken-down metal machines along the highway. These are the images conjured up when thinking of the traditional road trip. The road movie has always been seen as a uniquely American invention […]
Editorial: Secrecy around diversity vice chancellor selection troubling
UCLA has been surprisingly tight-lipped about its progress in creating and filling a new vice chancellor position to address concerns about diversity raised by an independent report earlier this academic year. The report, produced by an ad hoc committee headed by former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno, found UCLA policies about allegations of racial […]
Trending Now: Students leaps ahead of stores in high-waisted trend
Like history, fashion trends tend to repeat themselves. Wearing high-waisted bottoms is simply one of the many trends that continues to resurface over time. High-waisted bottoms first came to be in the 1940s, when more women gradually entered the work force and traditional pants as well as skirts were seen as too revealing. In the […]