Wednesday, July 15

Taking an interest in the public’s well-being

Walking into the law school Saturday morning, one could have mistakenly believed it was a weekday. The typical din of students and crowded hallways continued on into the weekend as students from all over Southern California convened at UCLA for the 21st Annual Southern California Public Interest Career Day. Read more...



Delving into stem cells

More than a year after California voters elected to give $3 billion in bonds to fund stem cell research, and with the measure stalled in legal proceedings, professors and researchers met to discuss the proposition and other related issues at UCLA for a stem cell symposium Sunday. Read more...


Cartoon controversy shows bad judgment

Who would have guessed that the latest international incident to make headlines this week would revolve around 12 cartoons? The cartoons in question were originally solicited and published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten because its editors felt the media were practicing self-censorship when it came to Muslim issues. Read more...



Editorial: Inappropriate flier disrespects assault victims

“More action than a boob-grope.” That’s how the Campus Events Commission described itself on fliers posted around campus earlier this week. Now we’ve found two more words to describe the commission: “distasteful” and “inappropriate.” Ostensibly, the fliers ““ a copy of which we’ve printed below ““ were advertisements for a free sneak of the movie “Unknown White Male,” which aired on campus Tuesday with the commission’s sponsorship. Read more...