Archive for Category: "In the News"

2Oct
2012

Promises for America: Republican and Democratic Platforms

It is once again that time of the year –the leaves are falling, the winds are blowing, and the clouds are slowly gathering. While it may seemingly be a typical fall season, emotions run deeply through the air as the United States of America nears its 57th quadrennial election.

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11Mar
2012

A New Blueprint on Education Reform

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Exhausted after a long day of classes and work, third year English major, Victoria Beyrooty takes a bus back to her apartment, passing restaurants and movie theaters that she can no longer afford. Due to the tuition increase over the last few years, students like Beyrooty are forced to take on extra jobs and cut personal expenses in order to pay for school.

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6Mar
2012

In Videos: Muslim Student Responds to NYPD Spying on Muslim Students

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Al-Talib asks a Muslim student in the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at UCLA for their opinion on NYPD spying on Muslim students in New York.

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23Feb
2012

In Videos: Muslim Americans Respond to the Syrian Crisis

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Al-Talib asks Muslim Americans at UCLA for their opinion on the recent crisis in Syria.

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22Feb
2012

Doing Our Part to Help the Syrians

The Syrian Arab Republic wrestled its independence from France in 1946. Syria, today, is a country of approximately 23 million of our brothers and sisters who seek a similar goal, but this time from a more domestic malignancy.

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29Dec
2011

The Cost of War: Real Numbers, Real Losses

The War in Iraq has ended, the War in Afghanistan continues on, and the War on “Terror” will never end because that’s just not possible. Take a look at what this one war in Iraq has cost to both Iraqis and Americans.

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29Nov
2011

In Photos: Protest outside UC Regents Meeting at UCLA

On Monday, students protested outside the UC Regents meeting held inside the James West Alumni Center at UCLA.

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27Nov
2011

In Videos: Occupy UCLA

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In the past couple of weeks, the Occupy movement has spread to college campuses around the nation, including UCLA. Hear about what UCLA students are demanding.

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17Nov
2011

A call to action for Egyptians living abroad

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Attention all expatriate Egyptians: we have less than three days to make history. For many years, Egyptians living abroad could not vote. Now, for the first time in the past 30 years, Egyptians outside of Egypt are able to cast a vote in the Egyptian elections, after Egypt’s Administrative Court issued a ruling allowing them to take part in elections.

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3Nov
2011

In Photos: Occupy Irvine

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The occupy movement reached Irvine this October. Nadia Afredi, a UCLA student, shares her photos from the protest.

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