News Briefs
By Daily Bruin Staff
March 5, 2002 9:00 p.m.
Screening of film aims to stop hate
The Interfraternity Council is sponsoring the showing of
“Journey to a Hate Free Millennium,” with speaker and
filmmaker Brent Scarpo.
The event is part of a national tour to combat hate starting on
college campuses.
Interviews with the family of a Columbine High School shooting
victim, a former neo-Nazi and others who knew victims of hate
crimes are showcased in the film. There will be a question and
answer session to follow.
IFC, along with members from various student groups on campus
are expected to attend.
The event will be held at Collins Court in the John Wooden
Center Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Students revisit U.S. internment
The Nikkei Student Union, United Arab Society and Muslim
Students Association staged a speak-out event Tuesday titled
“The Vicious Cycle: Lessons from the Japanese
Internment.”
The gathering, held in Meyerhoff Park at noon, applied the
events and repercussion of Japanese internment during World War II
to the current experience of Muslim and Arab Americans who feel
racial profiling has reemerged in the wake of Sept. 11.
The event attracted students from the sponsoring groups as well
as others who listened.
Reference help offered online
The UCLA Library is now offering online reference
assistance.
After submitting a question and using live chat and shared
browsing, a reference staffer walks a student through the resources
needed in order to help to answer the question.
Students can access the Web site at
http://help.library.ucla.edu.
Forum to discuss workers’ issues
Students can hear from organizations and speakers about
workers’ issues Wednesday at a Labor Organizing Forum held by
the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Asian Pacific
Coalition at 6 p.m. in Kinsey 365.
Guest speakers, including community organizers from the Health
Care Action Campaign and the Garment Worker Center will speak about
their current campaigns.
Engineers seek cleaner engines
Engineers at UC Riverside are seeking to develop one of the
world’s cleanest engines.
The scientists will try to make them more competitive with fuel
cell engines.
With reports from Daily Bruin staff and wire services.
