Activists stage on-campus protest against animal research at UCs

Activists clad in white lab coats rolled out a red carpet in front of Kerckhoff Hall and walked down it, waving and kissing dollar bills. APR 27

Engineering teaching assistant holds office hours in tent by Bruin Bear

Alvin Chen sat cross-legged in the tent with one hand gripping a picket sign and the other scrolling on a laptop computer. JAN 14

Occupy protests prompt UC-wide review of policies and procedures

UCLA administrators are treading carefully after controversial police actions at sister University of California campuses drew harsh criticism from around the nation this week. NOV 23

A Closer Look: Back from Libya

Chris Jeon sets his backpack on the beach and pulls out a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Before Libya, he’d never smoked a day in his life. It’s a Saturday at Venice Beach, and it’s crowded. OCT 5

UCLA switches secure wireless network to eduroam

Using their UCLA login information, UCLA students can now access a secure wireless network at sister University of California campuses – or, halfway across the world. SEP 30

UCLA to receive $200 million donation from the Lincy Foundation

UCLA is expected to receive a $200 million donation that will create a fund to support university operations and spur further philanthropy.

The donation, announced Monday by the Lincy Foundation, matches the largest in UCLA’s history.

Lt. Gov. Newsom vows to help UC through financial hardship

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged take risks and help the UC in the face of a $500 million proposed budget cut this morning at the UC Board of Regents meeting.

“I didn’t come here to fail more efficiently,” Newsom said in his first appearance on the board.

Newsom quipped that although he was not accepted into the UC system himself, he wants to be “reasonably audacious” in supporting the UC’s goals. He said he hopes those goals will be more than modest.

He also said he wants to partner with the UC in economic development, one of his top priorities as lieutenant governor.

Video of flash mob, UCLA alumnus' proposal on campus goes viral

If you haven’t seen it already, a video of a flash mob turned UCLA alumnus proposal outside Ackerman Union on Saturday has gone viral. SEP 30

Revised policy requires privacy of student addresses and phone numbers on campus directory

Student address and phone number information will no longer be automatically posted in the UCLA campus directory with a policy change taking effect Thursday. SEP 14

Student regent Jesse Cheng resigns

Jesse Cheng has resigned as student regent of the University of California. Cheng, a fourth-year Asian-American studies student at UC Irvine, said he submitted his resignation Friday. A formal announcement from UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould was released today, with Gould citing “personal reasons” for Cheng’s early departure from the board. Public controversy engulfed Cheng in February after reports surfaced of his November arrest for sexual battery. Charges were not filed by his accuser, a UCLA graduate student who has gone by the name of “Laya.” The UC Irvine Office of Student Conduct launched an investigation in response to the reports. The office has found Cheng responsible for “unwanted touching,” Cheng said. At the March UC Board of Regents meeting, Gould said that a committee on governance would be monitoring Cheng and meet upon completion of campus review. Students and alumni had approached the board earlier that morning to call for his removal. Cheng said his decision was more in response to the distraction of the controversy rather than the verdict form the Office of Student Conduct, he said. He added that the thought of resigning has been on his mind since the controversy first arose. Part of the reason he held off, Cheng said, to ensure that Student-Regent Designate Alfredo Mireles would be able to move into a voting position before the official transfer of power in July. MAY 16