Monday, May 18

UC budget ready for vote

The UC Board of Regents is scheduled to vote today on the 2006-2007 university budget, which if passed would include another round of fee increases for students systemwide. Read more...


[A Closer Look]: Northridge quake shook UCLA emergency plan

Waking many in the early hours of the morning, the 1994 Northridge earthquake violently shook the ground beneath the Southland, creating widespread destruction and tension. As freeways crumbled and hundreds became trapped under the rubble of their own homes, the 6.6 temblor led to shattered glass throughout the UCLA campus, fears that the iconic Royce Hall towers would tumble, and a general uneasiness among the student population. Read more...





UCLA takes displaced patients

The UCLA Medical Center may be receiving a number of new liver transplant patients after the UC Irvine liver transplant program shut down last Thursday. The Irvine center was closed after the federal government pulled its certification and funding because the medical center had not met federal standards. Read more...


UCOP payments raise concerns

When the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday that the University of California gave its employees $871 million in bonuses, relocation packages, administrative stipends and other forms of cash compensation last fiscal year, the response was quick. Read more...