Saturday, May 16

Speaker believes in Mideast plan for peace

On the same day that Shai Feldman, a prominent Israeli political analyst, talked at UCLA about the feasibility of the U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met in Israel to discuss the implementation of the plan. Read more...


Iraqi scientists trained on U.S. soil

The arrests of top Iraqi scientists since the end of the war have revealed a startling trend in the educational background of these experts wanted for the alleged development of weapons of mass destruction: Many received training from American universities. Read more...



Academic Senate endorses GE diversity requirement

After years of battling to get a diversity requirement implemented at UCLA, advocates finally saw a glimmer of support from a prominent Academic Senate committee. Last week, the Undergraduate Council ““ one of 22 Senate committees ““ pledged to revisit the question of how to implement the proposal next year. Read more...



USAC appoints finance chair

The undergraduate student government approved a key presidential appointment at their general meeting Tuesday night when they chose the commission head who will deal primarily with the council’s budget. Read more...


Proposal would decrease graduate student funding

In yet another response to the current budget crisis, the university is proposing to cap fee benefits received by academic student employees. Currently, graduate students who are teaching assistants, readers or tutors can have their educational and registration fees waived. Read more...