Friday, October 30

Former UC Davis police officer awarded $38K

A former UC Davis police officer who pepper-sprayed seated demonstrators in a controversial 2011 incident will receive more than $38,000 for psychiatric injuries he claimed to have suffered in the event’s aftermath. Read more...

Photo: Lt. John Pike, left, attempts to maintain control over the crowd after he pepper-sprayed students on the UC Davis quad on Nov. 18, 2011. Pike was recently awarded a $38,000 workers’ compensation settlement due to trauma suffered during and after the event.


In the shadows: On the Fringes

In the Malawian LGBT community's fight for health care and human rights, some populations are left out. Explore the last chapter of a three-day series about LGBT men and women in Malawi, a country that outlaws homosexuality and in which UCLA has a strong research presence. The journalists traveled to Malawi as this year's Bridget O'Brien Scholarship recipients. Read more...





In the shadows: Looking for Light

Explore chapter two in a three-day series about the health care and human rights violations that LGBT men and women face in Malawi, a country that outlaws homosexuality and in which UCLA has a strong research presence. The journalists traveled to Malawi as this year's Bridget O'Brien Scholarship recipients. Read more...