Saturday, November 21, 2009

UCLA

UCLA Students Occupy Campus Building in Protest

Students in California are protesting the University of California System's 32 percent fee hike. more >>

UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act

Legislation would allow financial aid for undocumented college students. more >>

UCLA Student Charged With Attempted Murder in Stabbing

Professors had reported concerns about the student's mental health. more >>

UCLA Introduces New Dismount Policy

Riders on bikes and skateboards will face fines if they don't dismount in certain areas on campus. more >>

UCLA Police Worried About the "Undie Run"

Officials cite increased alcohol abuse and property damage as reasons to end campus tradition. more >>

Animal Rights Activists Claim Responsibility for UCLA Firebombing

Weekend attack is latest among a handful perpetrated against UCLA researchers. more >>

Students Say College Rankings Aren't Most Important Part of Decision

The cost of college is far more important to students than the colleges' rankings. more >>

University of California System OK's Enrollment Cut

System will enroll 2,300 fewer students and has frozen senior faculty salaries. more >>

Animal-Rights Activists Torch Wrong Cars

Vehicles in the neighbor of a UCLA researcher are set afire. more >>

32 Rhodes Scholars Announced

List includes students from two newly awarded schools and three student athletes. more >>

UCLA to Discuss Cost-Cutting in Admissions

Transfers from four-year colleges could be out, while non-Californians might help the school's budget. more >>

College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1

The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi. more >>

UCLA Accused of Admissions Coverup

Professor investigating race-based admissions says he was denied access to student applications. more >>

Danica McKellar

Actress Danica McKellar is one serious math geek. more >>

Mock Shooting Staged at UCLA

Police, firefighters, and SWAT team members participated in the largest simulation of its kind. more >>

Two UC-Santa Cruz Researchers Victims of Firebombing

Authorities believe scientists were targeted because of their lab work involving animals. more >>

Broadcom Scandal Might Affect Two Colleges

Engineering schools at UCLA and UC-Irvine are named after Broadcom's founder. more >>

UC Discusses Radical Change to Admissions

Emphasizing class rank and relaxing test-score standards could boost disadvantaged students' enrollment. more >>

More Cancellations at UC Schools

Wesley Clark and Henry Waxman refuse to cross picket lines. more >>

Commencement = Student Discontent

Some Harvard grads ask for a leader, while students at Northwestern don't want theirs. more >>

Bill Clinton Cancels UCLA Commencement Speech

Ex-president shows solidarity with union in contract talks with UC. more >>

Health Buzz: Heparin Contamination and Other Health News

Officials think the tainted batches of heparin may have been intentionally contaminated. more >>

California Schools See Boost in Diversity

Number of total applications also rises, while flagship schools see big increases. more >>

UCLA's Undie Run Was Pretty Boring This Year

UCLA's sometimes contentious Undie Run was mostly uneventful this year. more >>

UCLA Animal Activists Issued a Restraining Order

A day after UCLA officials filed suit against a group of animal activists, a judge issued a restraining order prohibiting the groups and individuals who have been accused of targeting faculty involved in animal research from coming near those researchers. more >>

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