Monday, July 27

A new issue for schools: self-segregation

The 1954 landmark court case Brown v. Board of Education called for the end of racial segregation in education. Still, it is common for students of similar backgrounds to practice a different kind of segregation on campus ““ to converge together in the form of ethnic-based student organizations or merely same race groups of friends. Read more...


Energy Zone to open in Wooden Center

Hungry racquetball players and thirsty weight-lifters, your solution is under construction. The Energy Zone convenience store will be the latest addition to the John Wooden Center next fall. Read more...


Budget cut protests hit statewide

A typically quiet street in Santa Monica filled with curious residents and drive-by horns as nearly 100 UCLA and California State University students protested the governor’s proposed budget cuts on Tuesday afternoon in front of Schatzi on Main, a restaurant owned by Gov. Read more...


Prison scandal should be put in context

The media and public are outraged and embarrassed by new photographs of abused Iraqis, which seem to surface every day. This outrage has been most notably manifested in calls for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Read more...


Anti-apartheid actions recalled

In South Africa, apartheid caused people to lose their jobs, their homes and sometimes their lives. In the United States, it led to calls for complete separation from South African relations. Read more...


Crimewatch

Petty Theft Clothes worth $50 were stolen from a laundry facility at 3767 Mentone Ave. on May 12. A purse containing valuables worth a total of $300 was stolen from the Wooden Center on May 12. Read more...