Sunday, June 21

Proposed law aims to set guidelines for textbooks

Due to concerns over high textbook prices and a recent report released by student public interest groups nationwide about publishers’ pricing tactics, lawmakers introduced the College Textbook Affordability Act to the California Legislature last week. Read more...


Groups to hold march in protest of Iraq war

Several student groups are coming together today to sponsor a march commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war, as well as in an effort to show the community that students are willing to organize in support of a national cause. Read more...



Regents discuss stem cell research, appoint administrators

Following a day where most actions and debates revolved around the topic of fee increases, the UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA ended today as the regents covered issues that included an update on stem cell research around the university as well as the appointment of administrative positions and salaries. Read more...


Fee hikes stir up discontent

In what University of California President Robert Dynes called an “agonizing decision,” the UC Board of Regents voted 13-6 Wednesday to increase undergraduate fees by 7 percent and up to 10 percent for professional students in the upcoming 2007-2008 school year ““ the fifth fee hike in the past six years. Read more...


Hospital opening delayed again

The new Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, originally scheduled to open three years ago, has been delayed again. The university has set no official date for the opening, and the hospital may not accept patients until 2008. Read more...


Cadaver programs largely unregulated

With several institutions, including UCLA, facing problems concerning the illegal trafficking of cadavers, each organization is handling the issue individually since there has been no extensive federal oversight. Read more...