Monday, May 18

Activists fight to remove Taco Bell

In an effort to remove a popular eatery on campus, some student activists are pushing the Associated Students of UCLA to support labor rights by terminating its contract with Taco Bell. Read more...


Where did they go?

Eight months ago, thousands of students at UCLA and around the country staged dramatic rallies, protesting an American-led war in Iraq before a single shot had been fired. Read more...


Machines peeved, threaten humanity

Movies have long taught us what to fear. I personally have been scared to death of great white sharks ever since that suspenseful movie “Mary Poppins.” However, the opening of “The Matrix: Revolutions” last week, along with the DVD release of “Terminator 3,” have brought a very critical question back into discussion. Read more...


Offbeat

Someone in Nebraska is looking for 75 husbands LINCOLN, Neb. “”mdash; Jennifer Schultz-Hurt can’t understand it. Neither can Lincoln police. Why would someone steal 75 wedding gowns from Schultz-Hurt’s store? Read more...


CalPIRG investigates textbook prices

The California Public Interest Research Group is conducting a survey to research the reasons behind increasing textbook prices at universities. The study, which will be published early next year, will contain student, faculty and bookstore surveys regarding textbook sales and prices and will offer price comparisons between textbooks at different universities. Read more...


UC graduation rates up, annual report states

According to a UC annual report, both freshman and transfer student graduation rates have been increasing steadily, especially from 1996 to 2002. The report also shows UC graduation rates are growing faster than the national average and there have been significant upsurges in the graduation rates of many underrepresented minority groups. Read more...