University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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UCLA news magazines help keep diversity on campus alive L-rckhoff 118, home of UCLA ' s news magazines, was busy year-round with the respective staffs devoting long hours o meet deadlines and ensure the timely publication of their issues. Though the magazines focused on topics very Jifferent from one another, they all served a common purpose: to promote individuals ' and groups ' needs to express ihemselves. These publications included Al-Talib, Fern, Ha ' Am, Nommo, Pacific Ties, La Gente, and Ten Percent. Tatiana Weyna la Gente de A tlan La Gente de Aztlan ' s aim is to empower the Chicana o and Latina o community of Los Angeles by dispersing information on political, cultural, and intellectual issues that get overlooked by mainstream media. They hope that, through this medium, they can communicate the issues and concerns of the Hispanic population to all readers who show an interest in learning more about them. Carribean Fragoza, Anayvette Maria Bran, Lucy Zepeda, Heidy Sarabia. ' acific Ties Pacific Ties is the oldest student-run Asian Pacific American magazine in the U.S. It is published four times per year, on a quarterly basis. Like the other news magazines, it exists to promote not only the interests of the Asian Pacific American community, but also to ultimately encourage the bridging of cultural gaps and the efforts of the individuals who serve to meet this important objective. Front Row:-Kimberly Lau, Vicky Lai, Karen Huang, Lynne Nguyen. Back Row: Lung San Lourie, Daniel Tadiarca, Julie Vo, Candice Kortkamp. Ten Percent Established in 1979, Ten Percent represents the voices of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community at UCLA and beyond. It is the first queer college magazine in the nation, and one of the few existing ones in the state of California. Through their publication, the students behind Ten Percent aim to bring attention to topics overlooked in mainstream media. Karen Lai, Josh Sassoon. Student Lire 75

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- ' News Magazines AI-Talih Al-Talib is the voice of the Muslim students at UCLA and it attempts to raise awareness about Muslims and the Islamic heritage while at the same time talking about various issues in their local and global community. It started ten years ago as a two-page newsletter and has since grown in leaps and bounds. Front Row: Yousef Tajsar, Mohammad Mertaban, Bilal Khan, Khurram Qidwai, Rahmatullah Akbar, Ehsan Zaffar, Amir Shama, Muizz Rafique. Second Row: Felipe Lamug, Ahmad Hussain, Justin Ducote, Amro Gaber, Ehaab Zubi, Muneer Adhami, Reshad Noorzay, Khattab Khan, Adil Aijaz. Staircause, from top to bottom: Fadilah Yasin, Jewelle Francisco, Mariam Jukaku, Rana Khankan, Ruby Ahmed, Magi Agrama, Khadeeja Abdullah, Mubeena Mirza, Ambreen Sharif, Leyla Ozgur, Yasameen Faizy, Maryam Danishwar, Uzma Naz. Fern has existed for 28 years. Its main goals have been to inform Los Angeles ' greater female community about important issues concerning women as well as provide them with a forum to express their opinions. It ' s Los Angeles ' only feminist news magazine. We ' re the outlet for women ' s voices, said Steven Deineh, a fourth year art history student and Business Manager of Fern. Front Row: Julie Meierding, Michelle Lee, Jackie Lam, Peijean Tsai, Emily Ng, Jenn Chou, Dennis Garcia. Back Row: Steven Deineh, Demelza Benton, Sara Ghafouri, Veronica Marian, Karishma Chullani, Yarell Castellanos. Ha ' Am news magazine, founded in 1972, is a forum for all Jewish students on campus to express themselves. It is currently an online publication, but is planning on returning to print soon. Miriam Segura, a second year biology student and Ha ' Am editor said, I ' ve really watched it grow. We have a real staff this year. A lot of people on staff are second generation Ha ' Amers, as their parents were Ha ' Am members during their UCLA days. Front Row: Shirleen Loloyan, Chava Hassan, Liora Shofet, Miriam Segura. Back Row: Michael Jourabchi, David Pourati, Matt Knee, Adam Greenwald, Andy Green. 74 Student Life Ha ' Am

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TV Radio Dennis C -b UCLA RADIO. Front Row: Veronica Rathbourn, Karthik Gunnia, Lauren Raab, Molly Noble, Carrie Stern, Nichole Benavente, Rona Ram, Kimmie Weibe, Christina Azzara, Jennie Chow, Sarah Duni. Second Row: Josh Ondatje, Andrew Kelly, Julio Beltran, Chris Fort, Mandy Whiting, Nancy Tan, Kelly Martinez, Fred Badlissi, Edmund Iran, Veronica Brown, Jasleen Ahuja, Teresa Johnson, Travis DeLong. Third Row: Patrick Williams, Grant Knapp, Alex Black, Dan Gutierrez, Erin Leigh, Shawna Spoor, Tre Moraga, Lia Lowenthal, John Vallier. Guests on the Mike and Ben Show display their wrestling skills tor TV viewers. Joking, pranking, and a crazy sense of fun were common on the set of the popular student-run show. BRUIN NEWS 29. Front Row: Cynthia SanLuis, Veronica Gomez, Karli Bulnes, Nicole Kim, Ashley Byers. Second Row: Laura Segnit, Kristina Wong, Andrea Ducusin, Christine Baluyot, Matt Gorlick, Paula Simon, Anne Lee, Crystal Rosiles. Back Row: Cynthia Cuevas, Madeline Wright, Ebony Jiggetts, Glydia Chan, Leila Zia, Luz Elena Avitia, Michelle Liu, Scott Lee, Krista Gulbransen, Sharon Hong, Shayne Fee, Christine Lee. THE MIKE BEN SHOW: Front Row: Ryan Sandoval, May Alhassen, David I 1 Dagmar Weaver-Madsen, Sean Hart, Thor Erickson, Myles Nye. Second Row Larson, Jonathan Cannon, Harp Pekin, Lauren Raab, Tim Moore, Dan Rossi, Goldblatt, Price Peterson. Third Row: Christine Babayans, Lily Sparks, Nick V Mandy Whiting, Keith Pasko, Jennifer Dallas, Jesselle Loss. Back Row: Chris Jal 76 Student Life