This post was updated on May 29 at 2:25 p.m. About 15 students protested in support of Keith Fink, a lecturer in the communication studies department, outside Murphy Hall on Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Students demanded the university retain Keith Fink, a communication studies lecturer, and submitted a list of demands to Laura E. Gómez, the interim dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences and a professor of law. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Students are planning a protest demanding the university retain Keith Fink as a lecturer in the communication studies department. Keep Fink at UCLA, a group of UCLA students, alumni and activists, organized the protest, because they believe the administration is mistreating Fink’s excellence review. Read more...
Photo: Laura E. Gómez, interim dean of the UCLA College Division of Social Sciences and professor of law, will make the final decision about Keith Fink’s status as a communication studies lecturer. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
UCLA scientists developed a new laboratory test that will expand antibiotic treatment options for patients with gonorrhea. Physicians began to use ceftriaxone to treat gonorrhea after the drug ciprofloxacin developed a resistance to the disease in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Read more...
Students played recreational activities and outdoor games at UCLA’s first Bruin Games event Wednesday. About 60 people attended the event, which was hosted by the Undergraduate Students Association Council general representative 3, at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. Read more...
Photo: Students participated in a five-on-five soccer tournament at the first Bruin Games event, a program created by the Undergraduate Students Association Council. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
The University of California Office of the President could lose its financial autonomy if a state constitutional amendment proposed Tuesday becomes law. State Sen. Edward Hernandez introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 14, which would allow the California State Legislature to allocate UCOP’s budget. Read more...
Photo: A state senator proposed a constitutional amendment that would restructure the University of California Board of Regents and limit the fiscal autonomy of the UC Office of the President. Some lawmakers have criticized UC President Janet Napolitano after an audit found UCOP did not disclose $175 million in reserve funds. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Clint Thodos could only see the “nia” of the word “California” on the board in front of him. He put the Google Glass on and a moment later, he could read the word in its entirety. Read more...
Photo: Clint Thodos, a third-year American literature and culture student, wears Google Glass to regain his full visual field. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
The Westwood Village Improvement Association increased the fees businesses need to pay Thursday, for the second time since the organization’s creation. Businesses operating in Westwood Village pay assessment fees to the association to fund services, such as cleaning the streets and repairing lighting. Read more...
