Tessa McClellan

Latest stories

• Legal catch results in higher detention rates for immigrants

  Oct. 30, 2009 at 5:54 a.m.

  Legal and illegal immigrants in California prison facilities often endure the conditions of criminal life without ever having access to a public defender or legal services.

• Construction halts Halloween program

  Oct. 28, 2009 at 1 a.m.

  Not all UCLA alumni can say that an elementary school student has willingly thrown down Halloween candy to run to their defense.

• Young Invincibles rallies student voters for health care reform

  Oct. 16, 2009 at 2:28 a.m.

  For many students, graduation looms as both an exciting and frightening entrance into an adult world filled with real-life challenges, including those surrounding health insurance.

• Security cameras monitor campus

  Oct. 14, 2009 at 12:39 a.m.

  Students shopping in the UCLA Store may not know that someone could be watching them on a TV monitor in the back room as they sift through clothing, choose a planner or shoplift a computer lock.

• Health care reform process brings up abortion debate

  Oct. 8, 2009 at 2:57 a.m.

  As the health care reform process grows increasingly complicated, the resurgence of abortion as a major topic for debate does little to ease the heated conflict.

• L.A. thirsts for relief

  Sept. 29, 2009 at 12:28 a.m.

  Southern California water scarcity quickly becomes more of a harsh reality as increases in dust, brown patches in the lawn and failing trees around campus allude to UCLA’s desert-like location.

• Using bond profits, UCLA replaces and constructs new facilities

  Aug. 31, 2009 at 3:25 a.m.

  Due to the upcoming sale of the Build America Bonds, UCLA officials have said students and staff can expect a new life sciences building and police department within the next few years.

• Budget cuts to impact ASUCLA

  July 20, 2009 at 1 a.m.

  Despite the personal nature of an economic crisis, individual employees can be overlooked during the media craze surrounding the pending budget cuts in the UC system.

• L.A. tries to be more bike-friendly

  July 6, 2009 at 1:53 a.m.

  Though Los Angeles is not typically considered to be a bike-friendly city, proposals from the Los Angeles Department of City Planning to construct additional bike lanes and bike routes could improve its reputation.

• Graduates vie for volunteering

  June 8, 2009 at midnight

  Many graduating seniors find that serving the community is more appealing than entering the job market or embarking on the track of graduate education immediately after receiving an undergraduate degree.