Friday, July 31

Library changes online system

The long search for a library research system is finally over. After years of proposals and evaluations, the UCLA library has awarded the contract for its new online information system to Endeavor Information Systems. Read more...



S.U.R.E. affiliates confident of slate’s future

When a prominent slate of the undergraduate student government lost one of its leaders last week, the slate’s very existence was questionable. But after Josh Lawson, a general representative for the Undergraduate Students Association Council, announced last week his separation from his former slate ““ Students United for Reform and Equality ““ the remaining members of the slate said they feel confident about S.U.R.E.’s viability. Read more...



Rape victims deserve voice

I was taking a much needed relaxation break from studying for midterms Monday. Sipping water and scarfing down mini Milky Ways, I flipped through the pages of my Glamour magazine where I found a haunting article written by Bridget Kelly (as told to Hallie Levine) titled, “I was raped ““ and I want you to know my name.” Kelly describes a terrifying night during which she says she was beaten, strangled, raped and shot three times in the back. Read more...


Brightening up Bruin Plaza

Everyone could see the performers colorful outfits except the performers themselves. Dressed in hues as enthusiastic as their demeanors, the Theatre by the Blind and Physically Disabled ““ featuring blind performers ““ brightened Bruin Plaza Tuesday at noon with clapping and song in a performance titled “Changing Perceptions.” In honor of Disabled Awareness Month, Dria Fearn, former president of the Disabled Students Union, invited the Theatre by the Blind and Physically Disabled to perform at UCLA. Read more...


UCLA admissions probed

UCLA turned away over 1,000 students with high SAT scores in 2002 and admitted several hundred students with comparatively low SAT scores that same year, according to a report compiled by the university and released on Tuesday. Read more...