He never envisioned his 97-year-old mother using it, but 35
years later children and adults are connecting to it worldwide.
Professor Leonard Kleinrock of UCLA’s computer science
department is one of the founders of the Internet and, together
with the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, celebrated the Internet’s 35th birthday last week
with a symposium featuring leaders of the industry.

In preparation for the upcoming election, both President Bush
and Sen. John Kerry have taken differing views on human space
exploration and what NASA’s main mission should be.

The Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center received a $10 million donation last week from actor
and director Mel Gibson.
Five million dollars will go to the Mattel Children’s
Hospital and the remaining $5 million will be given to
Cedars-Sinai, for the purpose of funding organizations within the
hospitals which help children that live in foreign countries.

The newest addition to Westwood is throwing an innovative curve
on fitness.
Located across the street from the UCLA Medical Center on Le
Conte Avenue, the new women’s fitness center, Curves, opened
Jan.

The recent successful landing of NASA’s Spirit Mars
Exploration rover had a deep impact on planetary science at UCLA
and around the world.
“The Spirit rover provides a real sense of vicarious
exploration,” said David Paige, a professor in the UCLA
Department of Earth and Space Sciences.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Battling Robots
Competition will again be held at UCLA.
Hosted by UCLA’s Eta Kappa Nu and Symantec, the
competition, which is free to the public, will be held tonight from
5 to 9 pm in 3760 Boelter Hall.

UCLA’s United Arab Society is hosting its third annual
humanitarian event this week to raise awareness about the
conditions in present-day Iraq.
Titled “Give Change, Make Change, Change Life,” the
three-day event will strive to raise money to help aid Iraqis
struggling with poor post-war living conditions.

The Muslim Student Association continues its “Real War on
Terrorism” program series this week, seeking to expose the
injustices of efforts to curb terrorism on the global level.

Members of UCLA’s first historically black fraternity
gathered with 30 other students Wednesday night to participate in a
tantric yoga workshop, one of several events being held this week
to celebrate the group’s eightieth anniversary.

For the fourth year in a row, UCLA’s chapter of the
Society of Automotive Engineers has designed and built a race car
to compete in the Mini Baja West competition.