Saturday, November 7, 2009

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  • Religious groups fill growing need

    June 7, 2007 at 2:12 a.m.

    Kai Pottenger heads to campus a few times a quarter to approach random students and talk about spirituality and Christianity, mostly encountering students with different religious beliefs.
  • Results speak volumes about voters

    May 14, 2007 at 12:29 a.m.

    The votes have been counted, the races have been decided, and the undergraduate student government has a new council – one that may not be recognizable to someone involved with student government only three years ago.
  • Getting to know your lease

    May 3, 2007 at 12:54 a.m.

    When Binh Tran went to sign her first lease, she said she was met with a landlord who had little patience for explaining the document’s legal technicalities and fine print.
  • Become invested in council

    April 30, 2007 at 12:13 a.m.

    A student working on campus in one of the Associated Students UCLA stores makes a starting wage of about $8.25 per hour. That same student will pay a total of ...
  • Debate brews in Westwood

    April 27, 2007 at 1:03 a.m.

    The upstairs of Westwood Brewing Company, a bar that is a popular destination for UCLA students on Thursday nights, was the site of a different sort of party on Thursday afternoon.
  • Improving loan systems for students should be priority

    April 16, 2007 at 12:48 a.m.

    Enrolling in the correct coursework, taking the right tests, getting the grades, submitting the applications, and deciding which school to attend are all a part of the process. And then ...
  • Law scholar delivers lecture

    April 13, 2007 at 12:45 a.m.

    Faculty, students and members of the community packed the Freud Playhouse on Thursday to hear law Professor Stephen Yeazell present the second Faculty Research Lecture of the academic year. Yeazell ...
  • Setting eyes on the future is no easy thing

    April 2, 2007 at 1:25 a.m.

    As spring quarter begins and summer approaches, the inevitable question arises with rapidly increasing frequency and with a greater sense of urgency. If you are a senior, you understand. The ...
  • Focus should be on fees, not just textbook prices

    March 12, 2007 at 12:59 a.m.

    Paying $80 for photocopies and $100 for a new, yet-unimproved, edition of this quarter’s economic theory textbook is a real downer. Which is why the debate regarding high textbook prices ...
  • Redevelop downtown, but do it right

    Feb. 26, 2007 at 12:50 a.m.

    Any longtime resident of Los Angeles such as myself knows that in reality, there is no such thing as the city of Los Angeles. There is simply a sprawling metropolis ...