Wednesday, April 22


Officers found not guilty in homeless man Kelly Thomas’ death

A California jury found two former California police officers not guilty on Monday of any charges in connection with a homeless man’s death in 2011. Kelly Thomas, 37, died after a violent struggle with the two former officers which was captured on surveillance camera, according to local news reports. Read more...



What’s happening at UCLA this week: Jan. 13-16

See what’s happening on your campus this week:   Monday Hershey Felder in Abe Lincoln’s Piano Based off of the book by Hershey Felder and directed by Trevor Hay, The Geffen Playhouse presents a play that provides the audience with a look into the politics and people that surrounded the night at Ford’s Theatre. Read more...


Small USAC surplus halves student group funding

The original headline accompanying this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. An undergraduate student government fund that helps finance student group operations experienced a more than 50 percent funding decrease from last year, largely because of an unusually small student government surplus. Read more...


UCLA officially opens meteorite gallery with interactive exhibit

Visitors stopped to run their hands over the rugged surface of a 357-pound meteorite at Friday’s grand opening of the UCLA Meteorite Gallery. The dark holes and deep set shadows of the meteorite, also known as the Clark Iron, is the new museum’s primary exhibition. Read more...

Photo: Carol Tannan and Lauri Holbrook examine a meteorite at the new UCLA Meteorite Gallery.


Panel opens discussion on Jewish community issues

Amid recent controversial events that have affected the Jewish community, prominent Jewish scholars and leaders convened at UCLA on Sunday to discuss how these issues would affect college students across the country. Read more...

Photo: Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel, was one of the panelists in a discussion about issues that affect Jewish students on college campuses, called “Sharing a Vision for the Future of Jewish Life on Campus and Beyond.”