Wednesday, May 15

Making transportation easier

Cars honking, brakes slamming and bumper-to-bumper traffic are trademark characteristics of big city streets in Los Angeles such as Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: UCLA is working with the City of Los Angeles to create safer bike lanes.



Student fee increase, budget plan approved

On Thursday, the UC Board of Regents approved the 32 percent increase in student fees and the budget plan that goes through 2011. The board also agreed to reopen the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital by the end of 2012, in partnership with Los Angeles County. Read more...

Photo: Following the UC Board of Regents’ approval of a 32 percent fee increase, UC Berkeley student Kaila McDonald screams at those exiting Covel Commons, including Student Regent Jesse Bernal. Bernal was the only regent to vote against the increase Thursday during this month’s UC Regents meeting.



Protesters storm campus

An estimated 2,000 demonstrators protested in front of Covel Commons and around campus on Thursday, voicing their opinions about the UC Board of Regents' final vote to increase undergraduate student fees by 32 percent. Read more...





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