AMERICAN CAR COMPANIES LOSE BILLIONS!
By Saransh
The Chevrolet Tahoe is one of GM's cars.
From 2005-2007, “The Big Three” misused money in several different ways, such as paying more than 12,000 employees their full salary when they were making errors in the cars. Manu Bhardawaj, the Co-President of the automotive club at UCLA Anderson School of Management, claims, "GM lost the most money out of the big three because they had a wide number of car plants." They currently have 8 car plants: Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer, Saab, Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet, and Buick. Now with the terrible economy and all the other side effects, money loss forced them to close four of their plants. Only four of the main ones will remain open. Those four are: Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick. Ford is also in financial jeopardy. They have decided to sell one of their side plants. It may be Mazda or Volvo. They think that they need the money desperately so they may sell it, but it is still a thought. Chrysler is simply bankrupt. In early May they announced that they were going to close one of their most popular branches, which is Dodge. They said that over the due course of the year, they will slowly close the plant and dealerships. With permission from the Supreme Court, Fiat has offered to buy Chrysler.
The government has granted money to financially bail “The Big Three” out. However, they misused the bailout money for things they do not need. GM is widely reported to have spent thousands of dollars of bailout money for cruises and vacations, Chrysler for employee benefits and Ford management for their personal needs.
"They will survive somehow," stated Manu Bhardawaj, " but for all we know, they might be out of here in no time." Dan Neil, the Pulitzer Prize winning business reporter from Los Angeles Times notes the shocking nature of the financial state of the automobile industry by saying, "It's hard not to see GM's bankruptcy as a signal moment in a larger history. If mighty GM can fail, cannot also the United States...?"
Fifth Graders Argue about Classroom
By Lucia
The fifth graders lately have been arguing about how, next year, they may not be going to Rooms 1 and 2 for sixth grade, even though a decision has not yet been made.
When Ms. Joan Major, a fifth grade Literature teacher announced to her class that they might not be going to Rooms 1 and 2 for sixth grade, some fifth graders had many critical things to say about the decision.
A common disappointment among Rooms 3 and 4 (the UCLA Lab School fifth grade class) was that ever since they had started going to UCLA Lab School, they had always thought of Rooms 1 and 2 as the sixth grade classroom, and that was where they had always wanted to go to for sixth grade.
A few fifth graders were disappointed because Rooms 1 and 2 had features, such as its own patio, and they were disappointed because they would not be able to use them.
Mr. Jim Kennedy and Ms. Ruthellen Moss have also considered the fifth graders moving to Rooms 5 and 6 for sixth grade. Some fifth graders who were in 5 and 6 last year thought that it would be odd to move back to their old classroom.
The decision about next year’s sixth grade classroom is yet to be decided, and the fifth graders are crossing their fingers.
The fifth graders lately have been arguing about how, next year, they may not be going to Rooms 1 and 2 for sixth grade, even though a decision has not yet been made.
When Ms. Joan Major, a fifth grade Literature teacher announced to her class that they might not be going to Rooms 1 and 2 for sixth grade, some fifth graders had many critical things to say about the decision.
A common disappointment among Rooms 3 and 4 (the UCLA Lab School fifth grade class) was that ever since they had started going to UCLA Lab School, they had always thought of Rooms 1 and 2 as the sixth grade classroom, and that was where they had always wanted to go to for sixth grade.
A few fifth graders were disappointed because Rooms 1 and 2 had features, such as its own patio, and they were disappointed because they would not be able to use them.
Mr. Jim Kennedy and Ms. Ruthellen Moss have also considered the fifth graders moving to Rooms 5 and 6 for sixth grade. Some fifth graders who were in 5 and 6 last year thought that it would be odd to move back to their old classroom.
The decision about next year’s sixth grade classroom is yet to be decided, and the fifth graders are crossing their fingers.
Are the Computers in the Computer Lab Going to Change?
By Nomi
For a long time, students have been asking, “When are the computers in the computer lab going to change?” And if they do change, they want them to be fast and new.
According to Ms. Cohn and Ms. Sutton on this topic, the computers aren’t going to change because the school doesn’t have enough money.
However, they said that the school might change the computers in the future if the budget allows it. If that happens, the present computers in the lab will be given to the classrooms with the oldest computers (which is currently Early Childhood). The Early Childhood computers would then be given to people who can't afford computers and some will be recycled.
For a long time, students have been asking, “When are the computers in the computer lab going to change?” And if they do change, they want them to be fast and new.
According to Ms. Cohn and Ms. Sutton on this topic, the computers aren’t going to change because the school doesn’t have enough money.
However, they said that the school might change the computers in the future if the budget allows it. If that happens, the present computers in the lab will be given to the classrooms with the oldest computers (which is currently Early Childhood). The Early Childhood computers would then be given to people who can't afford computers and some will be recycled.
New UCLA Lab School Newspaper Hits the Web-Stands!
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, the UCLAB Gazette was founded by five students in the Keyboarding Room of the UCLA Lab School!
Facilitated by teacher Danny Pezzotta, this PlanetBravo after-school enrichment course worked in phases to make this publication possible. Among the five students are Carlos, Lucia, Nicholas, Nomi, and Saransh. Their ages may vary, but their dedication to the newspaper is united!
The class worked very cooperatively to bring this to you. The name of the newspaper, the sections, and even the articles were decided by the team making the publication.
