Monday, July 27

A Closer Look: Many wonder if state can afford repairs without raising taxes

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has long-term multi-billion-dollar plans to reconstruct the Golden State, extending outside of his proposed fiscal budget announced Tuesday. Last week, at his State of the State address, Schwarzenegger announced plans to rebuild and reinforce California’s infrastructure by building and rebuilding highways, schools, courthouses, jails and levees, amounting to more than $222 billion in projects for the state. Read more...


UC sued over illegal immigrants’ fees

A group of 42 non-California-resident students is suing the University of California over its policy allowing some undocumented immigrant students to pay tuition and fees as in-state residents, bringing in another element in the controversy regarding undocumented immigrants and their status in the U.S. Read more...


Former campus leader dies

Harland B. Thompson, a respected member of the UCLA community and assistant vice chancellor of business emeritus, died of leukemia Dec. 14, 2005, at his home. Read more...



Series of sexual batteries reported near campus

Another incident of sexual battery was reported to UCPD Saturday, the fourth in a string of batteries in the last three weeks. At 6:20 p.m., a female student was approached from behind as she retrieved property from her parked vehicle on the 400 block of Landfair Ave. Read more...