Round two of UCLA's efforts to build a hotel and conference center on campus has begun, and public reaction to the proposal was largely negative at a meeting Monday night. Last spring, the university scrapped plans to construct a hotel in place of the existing faculty center, due in part to outcry from professors and concerns raised by the Academic Senate. Now administrators hope to build a scaled-down version of the project at Parking Structure 6, in between Spaulding Field and Ackerman turnaround. The Monday meeting, which took place at the faculty center, was about the environmental impact of building at this new location. Read more...

For the first time, a UC Board of Regents meeting has been canceled because of public safety concerns. Read more...

The political science department minor will be suspended for three years beginning next quarter to help the department cope with an enrollment crunch. Read more...

Winston C. Doby, former UCLA vice chancellor for student affairs and University of California vice president known for his commitment to student diversity and his founding of the UCLA Academic Advancement Program, died Thursday after a long battle with prostate cancer. Read more...