Thursday, May 28

Letters to the editor

Preventing same-sex marriage is discrimination It is truly amazing that the legislature of arguably the most liberal state in the country was unable to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. Read more...



Group lends research proposals

The California Student Sustainability Coalition held its first presentation of the Action Research Team’s environmental proposals Wednesday evening, offering a program filled with environmentally conscious suggestions for the UCLA campus, research findings for the statewide coalition and complimentary mugs of hot tea for all attendees. Read more...





Professor dies after battle with cancer

Eric Monkkonen, a distinguished history and public policy professor at UCLA since 1976, died May 30 after a 10-year struggle with cancer. He was 62. Monkkonen specialized in the study of urban crime, though he also had interest in the study of urban finance and local government. Read more...