Saturday, November 7

College preparation programs at risk

The statewide propositions on the ballot for today's special election would cause further cuts to the entire UC budget and possibly to the university's academic preparation programs because of recent revisions made by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Read more...


Event highlights Sikh religion

Students walking through Bruin Plaza today will see cultural dances, turban-tying and self-defense performances, all of which are parts of the Sikh Awareness Day festivities. Read more...


Taser plaintiff awarded $220,000

A university statement released Friday announced resolution of litigation initiated after a former UCLA student Mostafa Tabatabainejad was hit with a Taser gun by university police in November 2006. Read more...


Additional cuts threaten UCs

UC President Mark G. Yudof warned last week that additional cuts to the UC budget may be coming later this month, according to revised budget scenarios issued by the governor. Read more...


Battling lupus with information

For Saori Yonebayashi, constant physical pain has become part of her unwanted daily routine of living with lupus. Read more...

Photo: Second-year physiological science student Saori Yonebayashi organized an event on Thursday to share information about lupus with students as part of Lupus Awareness Month. Yonebayashi has symptoms of the auto-immune disease, which she said inspired her to present the events on campus.



Cooper honors Daniel Pearl

Attendees gathered in Ackerman Grand Ballroom Sunday to celebrate the life and mission of journalist Daniel Pearl, and listen to keynote speaker Anderson Cooper in the Seventh Annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture. Read more...

Photo: Anderson Cooper spoke in Ackerman Grand Ballroom on Sunday as part of an event recognizing the life and mission of deceased journalist Daniel Pearl.