Julie Farrell has the job she went to UCLA to get. After spending six years working with lawyers while she was employed by nonprofit organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, she decided to make the jump to the legal side of community development. Read more...

An increase in acts of vandalism on the Hill in recent weeks has the UCLA Housing Administration and the Office of Residential Life staff exploring various ways to discourage such behavior in the residence halls. Read more...

When an 18-year-old college freshman at the University of Colorado at Boulder died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity party in 2004, a fellow student, Anthony Rossi, founded the Student Emergency Medical Services, a program that aims to provide emergency medical care at student events such as parties and sports competitions. Read more...

Becky Calinsky plans on running Sunday’s Los Angeles Marathon, a 26.2-mile lap around the city. This year marks the 21st annual marathon, and it is becoming as much of a tradition for UCLA runners as it is for the rest of the city. Read more...

Christia Brown, UCLA assistant professor of psychology, can tell you she’s a Bruin fan. But for today’s men’s basketball game, pitting No. 2 seed UCLA against No. Read more...

In an unprecedented move, faculty leaders earlier this week voted out their top representative. Dissatisfied with UC Academic Senate Chair Clifford Brunk’s performance, the Academic Senate, which represents faculty at all University of California campuses, voted Monday to remove Brunk as chair. Read more...

Discussion regarding compensation issues dominated Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA, in which committees of the board met in closed sessions and took action on compensation matters including job slotting and executive salaries. Read more...