Tuesday, August 25

‘Jamzilla’ closure may cause congestion on Presidents Day weekend

Three of the five lanes on the northbound 405 Freeway will close for repaving during Presidents Day weekend as part of a construction project officials have dubbed “Jamzilla.” Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to close lanes on the freeway’s Sepulvada Pass for 80 hours Feb. Read more...

Photo: The 405 Freeway will have three of its five northbound lanes closed during Presidents Day weekend.


The business of storytelling: Professor Iris Firstenberg teaches strategies through seminars

For Iris Firstenberg, storytelling is a family business. At the age of 3, she listened to her father teach moral lessons through stories and watched him write numerous engineering books on problem solving, developing her passion for both speaking and writing at an early age. Read more...

Photo: Iris Firstenberg, a cognitive psychology and management organization professor at the Anderson School of Management, teaches effective business techniques through storytelling. Firstenberg recieved her undergraduate and graduate degrees at UCLA.



UCLA alum goes from programmer to law professor

Eugene Volokh was 10 years old when he completed the highest level of math at his high school and wanted to move on to linear algebra. Read more...

Photo: Eugene Volokh graduated from UCLA at 15 and went on to get a degree at the UCLA School of Law. He is now a professor at the law school.


Wage and safety complaints prolong AFSCME’s dispute with UC

The University of California has offered wage increases and an unprecedented freeze on health care rates to its largest and most vocal employee union, but the union said it still refuses to accept its offers because it wants a higher wage increase for its members. Read more...

Photo: Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299 union went on strike late last year to protest what they called unfair labor practices.



Vote on USAC support for Prop. 13 reform postponed

Undergraduate student government officials postponed a vote on a resolution calling for Proposition 13 reform on Monday. Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Maryssa Hall drafted the resolution, but pulled it from the Tuesday meeting agenda after learning that multiple council members would not be able to attend the meeting. Read more...

Photo: Lizzy Naameh (left) and Maryssa Hall sponsored a resolution that called for the reform of Proposition 13.