Wednesday, July 29

USAC condemns violence

To see the full text of the resolution, click here to download the resolution in Microsoft Word document format. In a 6-4 vote Wednesday night, the undergraduate student government passed a controversial resolution that called for peace between Israel and Lebanon. Read more...


A new means of political discourse

Soon after hearing the news that Israel had bombed the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Combiz Abdolrahimi opened a forum for discussion in the best way he saw fit ““ on Facebook. Read more...



ASUCLA brings in franchises, replaces independent stores

Even at 10 a.m. on a Thursday, the line to order at Jamba Juice in Ackerman Union extended well beyond the smoothie store’s doors. Over the past school year, more brand-name stores, including Jamba Juice and Taco Bell, have opened on campus, while independent tenants such as Tropix and Coop’s Pizza have closed. Read more...


Controversial benefits and pay are approved retroactively

NOTE: If you have trouble accessing links in this article, Web addresses for each link are provided at the end of the story. SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; In a staunch display of support for the top-tier executives at the University of California, the UC Board of Regents retroactively approved controversial pay and benefits packages for dozens of administrators in a series of closed-session meetings last week. Read more...


Regents discuss slate of issues

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met last week, discussing topics including Proposition 209 and increased financial support for graduate students. The meeting opened with a public comment session, which quickly turned into a protest that resulted in university police escorting the entire audience out of the building and threatening to arrest anyone who resisted. Read more...


Escaping from violence abroad

Samer Araabi flew home to the United States on Saturday after a summer studying abroad in Lebanon was cut short. On Tuesday, the fourth-year business economics and political science student found himself on a bus to Syria searching for a way back to America. Read more...