In a public university where talk of funding cuts, low wages, limited resources and tight budgets buzz around many conversations, UCLA’s wasteful construction projects this year exemplified a troubling trend of funding mismanagement and wasted taxpayer and student dollars. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s worst: 2.) Dollars misspent on construction
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s best: 2.) Smaller sports bring home titles
At a campus where football and basketball are king and prince of the sports scene, it has been the smaller sports, the paupers of the athletic department, that have shone the brightest this year. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Recalling subjects, sources, $1 sausages of columns past
As the school year draws to a close, I am able to reflect on the many subjects I have tackled, noting some of the successes and failures I have had at this post. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
Dance club, College Library have a ball
Passionate dance and decadent dress dominated the scene on Saturday night. It wasn’t the MTV after-party, but rather the 8th annual Jane Austen Ball hosted in the Powell Library Rotunda. Read more...
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June 5, 9:00 pm
A view of Japan in Bel-Air
Just off Stone Canyon Road, in the heart of Bel-Air, sits a Japanese-style gate to one property. It is surrounded by a bamboo fence, styled after those in the 17th century, and has two parking spots in front. Read more...
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June 2, 9:00 pm
Editorial: UCLA’s best: 3.) Labor efforts make big strides
The success of service workers in negotiating a contract with the university, and the resurgence of labor activism on campus is undoubtably one of the year’s highlights. Read more...
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June 2, 9:00 pm
File-sharing lawsuits loom
Amid fresh lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America, UCLA is now awaiting subpoenas to be issued which would request the school to turn over information linking the IP addresses to student names. Read more...