Saturday, May 16

Performance honors Asian Pacific heritage

At 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, De Neve Plaza started to fill up with students gathering to celebrate the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Night Festival. With its theme of “Asian Pacific Islander ROOTS: Rediscovering Our Own True Selves,” the program presented the audience with a variety of performances ranging from comedy improvisation to traditional and modern dances. Read more...



Faculty opinions surveyed regarding Iraqi war

A survey of professor opinion about the reasons for war with Iraq claims truth to the legendary division between North and South Campus. Majad Dakak, a fourth-year math economics student, conducted a survey of 35 professors from different departments earlier this quarter for his Math 199 course. Read more...


Crimewatch

Petty Theft On May 20 a woman’s 24-speed mountain bike valued at $300 was removed from the School of Dentistry bike rack. Later that day a cell phone worth $80 was taken from a table in Lu Valle Commons. Read more...


Briefs

Doctors evaluating separated twins’ conditions Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez are undergoing medical tests and examinations at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. Doctors are evaluating their conditions to make decisions on appropriate treatment for each of the girls, and will provide more information today at 11 a.m. Read more...



Letters to the Editor

Affirmative action doesn’t treat issue Mike Bitondo’s pro-affirmative action column, “Affirmative action needed to balk segregation” (May 21), misses the heart of the issue. Affirmative action might be an appropriate choice ““ if minority students were being denied admission because of their race ““ but this is clearly not the situation. Read more...