Friday, May 8

UCLA hosts mock trial competition

For 36 teams from across the United States competing this weekend, UCLA’s annual mock trial invitational will be the real thing after weeks of practice. The two-day competition will be hosted by UCLA’s mock trial program, which had two teams place second and eighth in the country last year. Read more...


Man shoots himself in campus

Shortly after speaking to members of the pathology department on Dec. 22, a 78-year-old man shot and killed himself in a nearby UCLA Medical Center bathroom. Read more...


Longtime UCLA professor passes on

Mario Baur, a professor of the chemistry and biochemistry department died last month from a long-term illness. He was 69. Baur was a professor at UCLA for more than 40 years and taught tens of thousands of students, teaching mostly lower division major requirements. Read more...




Governor suggests fee cap

A proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would prevent universities from drastically increasing student fees has been met with cautious optimism by members of the University of California. Read more...