Friday, May 8


Construction on the Hill at UCLA scheduled to bring four new residence halls by 2013

Walking up Bruin Walk past the Intramural Field and LA Tennis Center, students are greeted by gray scaffolding that blocks their path, as tractors cross along the small stretch of road that runs up the residential hill. Read more...

Photo: Construction crews work six days a week to build four new residence halls that will house an additional 1,500 students at UCLA. The buildings are scheduled to be completed by winter 2013.



Commuters make it to class without a car

Soaring rents have kept Jose Hernandez from living in Westwood the entirety of his four years at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Brian Walker (left), a professor of political science, and Jose Hernandez, a fourth-year Latin American studies student, commute to UCLA everyday without a car. Walker bikes to campus, while Hernandez uses the Metro train and the Culvery City bus system.




UC workers gather at UC Regent Joanne Kozberg’s home

Losing 30 minutes a day means a lot to Martha Torres, a Bruin Café employee who has felt the pressure of prevalent layoffs earlier in the year. Read more...

Photo: AFSCME Local 3299 workers held a candlelight vigil in front of Regent Joanne Kozberg’s home Thursday. The workers hoped to express the personal affects of the recent layoffs and salary cuts.