Saturday, November 7, 2009

Latest stories

  • Halloween blends different cultural customs

    Oct. 28, 2009 at 12:58 a.m.

    Contemporary Halloween celebrations are generally associated with pumpkin-carving, trick-or-treating and haunted houses, but the night of Oct. 31 is fraught with an ancient history that draws from different cultural traditions.
  • Zipcar rents vehicles by the hour

    Oct. 23, 2009 at 1:42 a.m.

    The experience of being a car owner in Westwood is generally accompanied by stories of hassles and parking tickets.
  • Underutilized community service officers provide safety, company

    Oct. 14, 2009 at 12:34 a.m.

    When Kathy Ngo stepped out of Boyer Hall into an empty courtyard a little before midnight on Monday, she was hardly surprised by the sight of a tall man waiting for her.
  • Los Angeles DA to prosecute dispensaries that sell over-the-counter medical marijuana for profit

    Oct. 9, 2009 at 2:38 a.m.

    Dispensaries in the city of Los Angeles that sell medical marijuana over-the-counter for profit will be prosecuted, said Sandi Gibbons, public information officer for District Attorney Steve Cooley.
  • Most of funding for Pauley Pavilion will come from donations

    Sept. 30, 2009 at 2:37 a.m.

    Construction is nothing new for UCLA, and the price tag for the latest project was approved in mid-July by the UC Board of Regents.
  • L.A. fire doubles in size

    Aug. 31, 2009 at 3:24 p.m.

    The fire that has threatened L.A. County since August 26 doubled in size last night, and is nearing the Mount Wilson Observatory, used by researchers from UCLA.
  • Where do we go from here?

    June 8, 2009 at midnight

    As the nation faces a severe economic slump, UCLA students graduating this year remain optimistic about the job market, and many are pursuing alternatives to entering the work force.
  • Seeking Obama’s attention

    May 28, 2009 at 1:48 a.m.

    UCLA students lined Wilshire Boulevard on Wednesday night across from the Beverly Hilton to protest different issues affecting the LGBT community including Proposition 8, the don’t ask, don’t tell policy and the Defense of Marriage Act.
  • Students hang on to health insurance

    March 5, 2009 at 3:37 a.m.

    In periods of economic hardship, those who lose their jobs are faced not only with the difficult task of making ends meet, but also with securing health care once provided by employers.
  • Inventions provide money, jobs for UC

    Feb. 2, 2009 at 12:40 a.m.

    While new technology has the potential to create far-reaching benefits for society as a whole, innovations created at UCLA and other schools have the added benefit of providing an additional source of revenue for their respective universities.

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  • Budget Breakdown

    Sept. 21, 2009 at 1:25 a.m.