I've walked by Campbell Hall hundreds of times on the way to class, but incredibly, I'd never heard the names of Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Jerome Huggins Jr. until a few weeks ago.Carter and Huggins were UCLA students and leaders in the Black Panther Party. On Jan. 17, 1969, they were shot to death in Campbell Hall by an unknown assailant. It's not information they give out on the official tour and the university has avoided any sort of official recognition of their deaths for 41 years. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 27, 9:00 pm
Plaques were long overdue
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Don’t attack UC Berkeley’s pursuit of science
Remember wasting hours completing AlcoholEdu the summer before arriving to UCLA? As fun as that was, UC Berkeley is giving their incoming class another kind of optional assignment. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Dr. Craig Venter shakes the heavens with synthetic life
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what then are we to make of Dr. Craig Venter's recent stab at God? Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Language GE requirement vital to education
The Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate met on Tuesday to consider the elimination of just one of the four required science courses in the undergraduate General Education requirement. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Power plants must pay consequences
Water regulators' recent vote to phase out "once-through" cooling systems in 19 of California's power plants may not have won them many friends in the energy industry, but for those who enjoy California's diverse and beautiful coastal ecosystems, the move comes as welcome news. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Voters should reject suspension of AB32
When voters head to the polls in November, they will be asked to decide on a proposition sponsored by two Texas oil companies. Read more...
Community, Crime, Opinion
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Pedestrians need protection
Most students can relate to the stress of standing at the bottom of the Saxon Steps, rapidly looking both ways on Gayley Avenue and toward the goal of Landfair Avenue, waiting for oncoming traffic to cease. At all hours of the day and night, students make the crossing from the Saxon Steps to the apartments. This is not the only poorly designed element of our campus that presents a danger to students. With the rise in the issuance of jaywalking tickets to students, campus designers and university police should realign their priorities to reflect increased prevention, rather than the punishment, for unsafe transportation corridors in the Westwood area. Read more...