Wednesday, July 29

[Online Exclusive]: Regents hear from public, discuss funding, admissions

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting opened with shouting. During the public comment session at the beginning of the meeting, LaKesha Harrison, president of the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, asked the board to not reinstate worker contributions to the university pension plan, saying that doing so was equivalent to cutting pay. Read more...


News briefs

310 area code will need to be dialed to make local calls Starting July 26, all residents with a 310 area code will need to dial four extra numbers to make local calls due to the increasing population of Los Angeles and the need for more telephone numbers. Read more...




New HPV vaccine yields promising results

In two weeks, a vaccine clinically proven to prevent four volatile subtypes of the human papilloma virus will be available to the public, a landmark in the health sciences as this vaccine could help prevent future cases of genital warts and cervical cancers caused by HPV. Read more...


Group claims it attempted bombing

An animal rights group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a recent attempted bombing of a UCLA faculty member’s home. According to a press release by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front said it had placed an “incendiary device” on Lynn Fairbanks’ Bel Air doorstep in retaliation for her involvement in animal experimentation in UCLA labs. Read more...


Travel takes a serious turn

As the conflict between Israel and governmental and militant Lebanese Islamic group Hezbollah heats up, UCLA students traveling and studying in the region have experienced the violence and uncertainty of the past week firsthand. Read more...