Monday, July 6

History of campus mags

For 40 years, minority groups at UCLA have used newsmagazines to tap into the power of the press and make their voices heard on campus. Read more...


Student sees beyond immigration status

His mother, holding on to his trembling hand, prayed two rounds of rosaries for luck before the coyotes came. Ernesto Rocha "“ now a third-year Chicana and Chicano studies and political science student "“ remembers waiting behind a large rock for hours until the men came to lead the family on a dangerous two-day march away from Mexico. Read more...




Newsmagazines may gain more funding

A plan to revitalize UCLA's struggling newsmagazines by increasing funding, creating a training program and hiring paid advisers was passed by a Communications Board subcommittee on Wednesday. Read more...


Professor receives grant for mapping project

As part of a collaboration between a number of universities over many years, Professor of Germanic languages Todd Presner's project HyperCities, a Web-based platform that shows Berlin as it evolves over centuries, has won a grant totaling $238,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Read more...