Community involvement and activism were two main themes of the
second annual “Back to Our Roots: Social Work and Economic
Justice” forum on Tuesday. Both fell under the larger aim of
achieving social justice for poverty-level workers.

Hidden beneath first-rate dining halls and a chart-topping
applicant pool lies a UCLA tradition that used to be the largest in
the country ““ a tradition that many students today
don’t even know about.

From afar, the soccer tournament at North Athletic Field on
Saturday looked like any other ““ colorful jerseys dotted the
field for a day of sun-drenched athletic competition.

Missing rungs on the ladder to middle-income jobs are making
upward social mobility increasingly difficult in California,
according to a labor report released Tuesday.
The report, produced by the University of California Institute
for Labor and Employment, discusses economic issues currently
facing California.

As students across the country grapple with issues surrounding
the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, educators too are engaged in
discussions about how to approach the difficult subject.

When she first moved in a year ago, Erica Sutherland’s
apartment manager told her she would probably spend the rest of her
time at UCLA in that building.

A cemetery predating Westwood may soon become a historical
landmark, thanks to family and friends working to preserve its
beauty and culture.
Westwood Village Memorial Park, also deemed the cemetery of the
Stars, is the burial site for celebrities like Marilyn Monroe,
Natalie Wood and Truman Capote.

Fragmented by an unusually abrupt administrative decision,
faculty are questioning the direction of the American Indian
Studies Center.
Graduate Division Vice Chancellor Claudia Mitchell-Kernan
announced in June she will not recommend former AISC director Duane
Champagne, in his 11th year, to serve another term, raising
questions about the dismissal process and where the center will go
from here.