Tuesday, May 12


Campus community service leaders recognized

Students, parents and staff gathered to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Monday afternoon. The award is designed “to recognize and promote the value of community service to all forms of education,” said Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero, who gave the introductory speech and introduced the recipients. Read more...


Lawson contests “˜different’ treatment

Due to what former presidential candidate Josh Lawson believes was unfair treatment during the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, he filed a case against the Elections Board on Monday to the council’s Judicial Board about sanctions made against Lawson’s slate. Read more...


Summer session fees swell

Students who signed up for summer classes at the University of California were notified over the weekend of a fee increase of 14 percent for undergraduates and 20 percent for graduate coursework. Read more...


Speaks out

What do you think of the Associated Students of UCLA’s decision to keep Taco Bell on campus? Alex Smith Graduate student, mathematics “I do not feel strongly one way or another. Read more...


Briefs

Combination therapy found effective for breast cancer Two studies conducted by the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center have found that a combination therapy of the drug Herceptin and chemotherapy increases tumor response and decreases the rate of relapse in breast cancer. Read more...


Briefs

Fountain dedication: UCLA named the fountain by Janss Steps The Shirley and Ralph Shapiro Fountain at a ceremony Monday afternoon, placing a plaque honoring the two at the foot of the structure. Read more...