Sunday, May 17

Digging up opportunities

Underneath the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology spreads out like a catacomb, and though UCLA has no undergraduate major in archaeology, some UCLA undergraduates work regularly in the museum’s basement. Read more...



Training prepares RAs for job’s trials

During typical on-duty rounds, a resident assistant receives a noise complaint about loud music coming from a resident’s rooms. When the RA knocks on the door to speak to the residents, he notices bottles of alcohol sitting on a desk and confronts the students, gathering their BruinCards and documenting the situation to be reviewed by the Resident Director. Read more...


Likely lab bid draws protests

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents has all but decided to bid for management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory ““ a decision that was met with anger and loud protests by a group of students present at the Wednesday meeting. Read more...


Union on strike at UCs

The Union of Professional and Technical Employees, which has nearly 10,000 members, is planning to hold a one-day strike at all nine University of California campuses today. Read more...


News briefs

Businesses profit from Disneyland’s anniversary ANAHEIM “”mdash; Businesses around Disneyland are profiting from the theme park’s 50th anniversary, even though the celebration started two weeks ago. Read more...


AgJobs offers aid to workers

Much of California’s agricultural workforce is undocumented, a chronic problem for both unions and growers that resulted in an unlikely bipartisan plan to legalize the workforce. Read more...