Friday, June 19


UCLA brings back Greek Week

Before she even pledged her sorority, Rachel Iker envisioned bringing a long-forgotten tradition back to UCLA ““ Greek Week. This week, after two years of planning, dozens of fraternities and sororities participated in four days of events for the first time in over 15 years. Read more...



Students, alumni reach out via phone

Community volunteers will meet tonight to conclude a three-day phoneathon focused on encouraging academically qualified black students to apply to UCLA. UCLA alumni, current students and other concerned community volunteers met on Wilshire on Wednesday and Thursday night and will do so again today, with the goal of contacting about 400 black students to tell them their personal and academic background would be vital to the increase in diversity on campus. Read more...


Board reviews, approves budget

The UC Board of Regents approved the university’s $31 million operational budget for 2007-2008 following a discussion Wednesday of whether the budget supports increasing diversity throughout the University of California system. Read more...


Nine arrested at regents meeting

Nine students were arrested Thursday after leading a protest inside the UC Board of Regents meeting and refusing to exit the room when police officers tried to remove them. Read more...


Letters to the Editor

Let UCPD do its job to protect us I am appalled by the reporting of the confrontation between university police and the suspicious individual in Powell Library two nights ago (“Student shot with Taser by UCPD officers,” Nov. Read more...