Friday, April 24

Phi Kappa Psi house open for leasing, fraternity still suspended

The Phi Kappa Psi house reopened this month in the midst of the fraternity’s four-year suspension. The house, which has been almost completely reconstructed, will be the first of its kind at UCLA to be built following environmentally friendly policies. Read more...

Photo: The Phi Kappa Psi house, which reopened this month, is leasing rooms to UCLA students. Leases begin on Sept. 29.


Q&A: Yudof reflects on time as UC president

University of California President Mark Yudof is stepping down from his post at the end of this month after a five-year term marked by budgetary issues, rising tuition and growing enrollment for the University. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof showcases a bobblehead of himself. He will finish his term as UC president at the end of this month.


Yudof’s legacy gets mixed reactions from UC community

Outgoing University of California President Mark Yudof steered the University through one of the most unpredictable financial periods in its 145-year history. Read more...

Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof will be replaced by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano next week. Yudof has seen the University through years of budget cuts and financial woes.



Alpha Gamma Delta sorority to revive UCLA chapter

Alpha Gamma Delta, a sorority with a long history at UCLA that has been dormant for more than 30 years, is set to begin recruitment again this fall and reopen its sorority house. Read more...

Photo: The Alpha Gamma Delta sorority will reopen its UCLA chapter this fall after it was closed in 1982 because of low membership. The organization is also opening other chapters around Southern California.



Veteran graduates 28 years after first enrolling

He started at UCLA 28 years ago as a teenager from a poor part of Los Angeles, a former gang member who had seen his friends fall to gunshots and knives while still in high school. Read more...

Photo: Jose Buktaw finished his final classes at UCLA to secure a better job to support his family of eight. He waited until midnight, when the house was quiet enough, to finish his homework.