The UCLA Burkle Center will be hosting a lecture by the former prime minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, who will discuss the issues dealing with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read more...
Photo: UCLA BURKLE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Former Pakistan prime minister Shaukat Aziz will speak on campus today.
Elena Shih relies on graduate student research opportunities to pay for her student fees and study a topic she's interested in: labor studies. Read more...
First-year theater student Amalia Mesa-Gustin and her mother Felicia Gustin like to send each other photos on their camera phones throughout the day. Read more...
By the time the throng of protesters made their way up Bruin Walk and to the doors of Murphy Hall on Thursday, it became clear that they wanted one thing: a meeting with the chancellor. Read more...
Photo: Holding signs and chanting, “Whose university? Our university,” students, faculty and workers congregated in Bruin Plaza Thursday at noon to protest the recent budget cuts, fee increases and faculty furloughs. The protesters gathered as part of a walkout scheduled to take place at all 10 UC campuses.
Professor Christian Haesemeyer of the mathematics department decided to come to UCLA because it is both a leading research institution and an affordable public university. Read more...
Photo: Shinji Sakai, a second-year at UC Riverside, drums on an upside-down tin can at Thursday’s walkout. Sakai showed up at UCLA to join student, faculty and worker efforts to protest fee increases, budget cuts and furlough days.
Mike Fong's parents aren't helping him anymore. Read more...
The UC-wide march came to a halt today just around 1:25 p.m. outside of Murphy Hall, where university police blocked a swarm of students, faculty and workers from entering the building. Read more...
Photo: Rachelle Neshkes, an alumna from the UCLA School of Law, sits outside Murphy Hall at the conclusion of the march showing her support. Most demonstrators left, however, a number of students entered Murphy Hall in hopes of setting up a meeting with Chancellor Gene Block.
